A year ago, the Calgary Flames and restricted free agent Andrew Mangiapane were at a stalemate. Mangiapane, with no arbitration rights, felt he was worth a certain amount. The Flames disagreed and wished for him to take a little bit less. In the end, Mangiapane settled for a deal at a smidge above league minimum salary.
A year later, Mangiapane is about to become pretty expensive.
Depth guy with potential
Coming out of the 2018-19 season, Mangiapane was an unquestioned success story. In his final season of his entry-level deal, he pushed his way onto the NHL roster and carved out a great role for himself on the fourth line with Derek Ryan and Garnet Hathaway.