{"id":511179,"date":"2026-03-03T07:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/511179\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T07:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:58:16","slug":"oilers-actually-made-it-easier-to-trade-andrew-mangiapane-by-waiving-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/511179\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers actually made it easier to trade Andrew Mangiapane by waiving him"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Edmonton Oilers<\/a> recently waived Andrew Mangiapane.<\/p>\n

It seemed like an admission that they’re giving up on him, and for the most part, that’s the case.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Because an acquiring team can now send Mangiapane straight to the AHL themselves.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s unlikely to be claimed, but that doesn\u2019t mean he won\u2019t still be moved in a subsequent trade,” The Athletic’s Chris Johnston wrote<\/a> in his latest trade board. “Quite the contrary, in fact, because an acquiring team can send Mangiapane directly to the AHL once he\u2019s passed through waivers and would be in a position to get a sweetener from Edmonton for taking on his contract. Mangiapane\u2019s 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\u2019s fifth-best unit. Edmonton is desperate to clear up cap space for other moves, so he has to go.”<\/p>\n

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Mangiapane has a cap hit of $3.6 million and is still under contract through the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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