The Calgary Flames want newly signed winger Anthony Mantha to surpass his career-high of 198 shots in a season as he begins training camp on Jonathan Huberdeau's opposite side, writes TSN's Salim Valji.
He has a career-high 198 shots in a season, which he set during the 2018-19 and head coach Ryan Huska wants him to blow past that previous high as he continues to search for a right winger to complement Huberdeau. “You need those second, third opportunities. Right now, I’m on a line with Huby and Pospy. I think we’re going to be able to get those second and third pucks in the zone and create chances.”“I asked him to shoot more…if he’s gonna play with Huby, Huby’s a pass-first guy as we know.
The hope is that Huberdeau gels with Mantha and Pospisil and finds the on-ice chemistry he’s long been searching for in Calgary. Huberdeau had numerous right wingers last season, includingThe Flames believe that Mantha and Pospisil help Huberdeau rediscover his game. Pospisil played most of his rookie campaign on the right side of Kadri and Zary. He will now look to impress in his audition at centre. Huska’s high on Pospisil’s grit and north-south style.
Huberdeau looks leaner at training camp than he did during the regular season. He said that he started skating earlier than usual, and is looking forward to building a connection with Mantha. “That’s good news. He’s a guy that shoots the puck. He has a tremendous shot, great IQ. It could be a really good line and we can start building some chemistry right away.”
The organization is happy with Huberdeau’s attitude and how he’s embracing a leadership role on this young Flames group. On the opening day of camp, he stressed that they have to enjoy the game, even when there’s growing pains.“He always wants to put his best effort forward,” said Huska. “He changed how he did things this summer because he hasn’t been happy with how things went for a couple of years. I feel like he’s come back with a really good mindset and he’s in shape right now. And that’s something that we need. You talk about the six . Huby’s a big part of that.”
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