Once upon a time, the title of “Most Polarizing Player” could have gone to a number of people, most recently guys like Dmitry Orlov and John Carlson. Fans have united more around positive and negative opinions respectively of that duo over the last year or two, and in that shift, a new target has arisen in Anthony Mantha.
Ask any fan and they’ll either talk about his strong two-way, possession driving play or they’ll complain about his lack of production and “effort”. So who’s right?
First thing to get out of the way is the sentimental part of this analysis.