Is Andrew Mangiapane being punished for where he was drafted?



Because from afar, that’s sure how it appears.



When the Calgary Flames’ training camp got underway in earnest Friday with players hitting the ice for the first time, there were two notable players missing — restricted free agents Matthew Tkachuk and Mangiapane. While Tkachuk’s absence isn’t a shock given the number of high-profile RFAs across the league, the big-dollar figures involved in that negotiation and the Flames’ precarious cap situation, the same cannot be said for Mangiapane.



For a player with less than two-thirds of an NHL season on his résumé, what could possibly be the issue? How far apart could these two sides be? Making the situation even more perplexing was learning through a source Friday that Mangiapane’s representation has come down from their original ask and has put in front of general manager Brad Treliving both a one-...