from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
General manager Ken Holland felt Mantha learned from the tough love shown from the coaching staff, and took a major step forward in his career.
“The video work the coaching staff does with him, all the players on a regular basis, challenging him, and sometimes you pull the ice time back, sometimes you play them more when they’re really going good,” Mantha said. “Watching the veterans in the room, (it’s) all added up to where he is today.
“He had a good year, (but) we need him to take a step, he’s got that potential, that ability to take that next step.