

The 23-year old was a 1st round pick for the Red Wings back in 2013, but took a little bit of extra time to develop his game to the NHL level, but his 2018 season was a good indicator of what he can bring to the table, scoring 24 goals and 48 points in 80 games and there could still be more to give yet.
The Red Wings have been doing more within their own organization, rather than doing a lot of marketplace shopping, besides both Thomas Vanek and Jonathan Bernier joining the club. All of their signings are rounding out their 2019 lineup pretty well, as they try to improve upon a fairly poor 2018 season, where they finished 24 points out of the playoffs. A year of experience for guys like Mantha should certainly go a long ways to helping to turn the trend line upwards.

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