{"id":445517,"date":"2026-02-04T18:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/445517\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:23:15","slug":"oilers-situation-with-mangiapane-takes-another-complicated-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/445517\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Situation With Mangiapane Takes Another Complicated Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Mangiapane<\/a>\u2019s situation with the Edmonton Oilers took another complicated turn Tuesday night as questions swirled around his reduced ice time in a game where many felt he was among the team\u2019s most effective forwards.<\/p>\n

As the Oilers try to trade Mangiapane, the winger was returned to the lineup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He delivered what several observers called his best performance as an Oiler in Edmonton\u2019s 5-2 loss. Mangiapane played with noticeable edge early, generating chances, finishing checks, and getting under Anthony Stolarz<\/a>\u2019s skin in front of the Leafs\u2019 net. By most accounts, he brought the exact energy the Oilers have been asking for.<\/p>\n

Yet midway through the game, Mangiapane found himself stapled to the bench.<\/p>\n

\"\"Pierre LeBrun reports the Edmonton Oilers are still trying to trade Andrew Mangiapane. Which teams are worth watching here?<\/p>\n

Sportsnet\u2019s Mark Spector<\/a> pointed out that Mangiapane made an offensive-zone giveaway that eventually contributed to Toronto\u2019s opening goal, noting that the winger didn\u2019t see the ice afterward. \u201cUnless he is injured, on a night where he\u2019s playing the best hockey he\u2019s played in ages, that just looks like a coach who doesn\u2019t like the player,\u201d Spector wrote.<\/p>\n

Head coach Kris Knoblauch addressed the decision post-game, confirming the turnover played a role in Mangiapane\u2019s reduced ice time. \u201cYeah, the turnover had an effect on his ice time,\u201d Knoblauch said, adding that Mangiapane was benched for the remainder of the second period before returning in the third.<\/p>\n

What are the Oilers Doing With Mangiapane?<\/p>\n

Granted, Mangiapane has not played great. He\u2019s not been the aggressive, productive forward the team was hoping they\u2019d signed in free agency. That said, to sit a player who was engaged and having the best game of his Oilers\u2019 career after one mistake screams of a bias. The decision didn\u2019t sit well with everyone. <\/p>\n

To staple him to the bench for an entire period felt excessive, especially given that similar mistakes by other players didn\u2019t result in comparable consequences. Mangiapane, who seems open to a trade but has reportedly never requested one, wants to stay in Edmonton and work himself out of a funk. When a player gets no rope, and the leash is beyond short, it has to be paralyzing. <\/p>\n

Not only that, but Toronto was a team that had rumored interest in Mangiapane, and if the Oilers are looking to trade him, they just showed the Maple Leafs that the player probably isn\u2019t worth the risk. <\/p>\n

Next: Is the Bobby McMann Trade Cost Going to be More than Kiefer Sherwood\u2019s?<\/a><\/p>\n

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