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The Edmonton Oilers recently waived Andrew Mangiapane.
It seemed like an admission that they're giving up on him, and for the most part, that's the case.
He's not actually gone, though. He can just be sent to the AHL when he clears waivers. And that actually increases his trade value.
Why?
Because an acquiring team can now send Mangiapane straight to the AHL themselves.
"He’s unlikely to be claimed, but that doesn’t mean he won’t still be moved in a subsequent trade," The Athletic's Chris Johnston wrote in his latest trade board. "Quite the contrary, in fact, because an acquiring team can send Mangiapane directly to the AHL once he’s passed through waivers and would be in a position to get a sweetener from Edmonton for taking on his contract. Mangiapane’s game is a long way from the 35-goal season he had in 2021-22, but he did score 13 even-strength goals in Washington last season and was also deployed as a penalty killer on the league’s fifth-best unit. Edmonton is desperate to clear up cap space for other moves, so he has to go."
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Mangiapane has a cap hit of $3.6 million and is still under contract through the 2026-27 season.
That means that a team acquiring him might hope that a change of scenery at least provides him a bit of a jolt to be a slight NHL contributor at times in the next year-plus.
The Oilers will give up what they need to to clear his salary off the books, though, and now it's easier with him available to be placed in the AHL.
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