The Calgary Flames have traded Andrew Mangiapane to the Washington Capitals for a 2025 second-round pick.
Mangiapane is entering the final season of a three-year deal with a $5.8 million AAV signed in August 2022. It came after a career season for the winger where he scored 35 goals and 55 points in 82 games. The forward didn’t match that goal-scoring output over the next two seasons, however. He scored 31 goals over his next two seasons. Last season, he scored 14 goals and 40 points in 75 games.
Mangiapane has spent his entire seven-year career to this point with the Flames. He was selected by Calgary in the sixth round of the 2015 draft.
The 2025 second-round pick originally belonged to the Colorado Avalanche. The Capitals acquired the pick in March 2023 for veteran center Lars Eller.
Calgary now has four picks (two firsts and two seconds) in the first two rounds of the 2025 NHL Draft. That’s with the understanding that the Flames still stand to lose a first in next year’s draft by virtue of the Sean Monahan trade.
The Flames now have just under $29 million in cap space, according to CapFriendly.
Why the Flames made this move
Mangiapane was destined for a change of scenery for a few reasons.
At 28, Mangiapane isn’t a young piece the Flames are trying to build around. That the Flames were able to shed his $5.8 million AAV without retaining salary is also a win. Calgary will also benefit long-term with a second-round pick that can help the retool.
It is still a bit of a downer that Mangiapane didn’t regain his 2022 form where he scored 35 goals. A nagging wrist injury hurt him during the 2022-23 season and he still couldn’t get closer to that ideal form in 2023-24. But his usage went beyond goals, as he was one-third of the team’s most consistent, two-way line alongside Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman.
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