Anthony Mantha Encouraged To Shoot The Puck

from Eric Francis of Sportsnet, Shortly after signing with the Calgary Flames this summer, Anthony Mantha was asked by Ryan Huska to do something no Flame has done since Jarome Iginla did almost two decades ago. No, not carry the franchise on his shoulders. “The coach and I talked a lot over the summer and he wants me to shoot almost 300 pucks,” said the 30-year-old right winger. “That’s the message he’s sending me. To shoot 300 pucks in this league you need to have ice time, you need to have some power-play time and those extra big minutes at 4-on-4 and 3-on-3. “Hopefully I jump into that role, and I embrace it, and make it happen.” continued