#1 Pittsburgh Penguins
The number one destination for Anthony Mantha is the Pittsburgh Penguins. That way if his play stays the same he won’t have the pressure to lead. Plus he already knows how to beat the Caps which is all you need in order to get a chance to play for the Pens.
The Penguins made it clear they’re going for the Cup and not participating in some silly mini rebuild like the Caps are doing. As far as goal scoring goes for the wingers Rickard Rakell leads with 27 goals. Even if Mantha scores 15 goals that would be considered a success.
Plus it would be funny on hockey twitter whether Mantha does good or bad with his new team. But it would put the Caps at a disadvantage as Mantha would share secrets of his former team. But it won’t be that bad considering the Caps are 99.9 percent likely to move on from Pater Laviolette and be searching for a new head coach very soon.
The Caps still have five games left in the season. On Thursday they’ll travel to Montreal to face the Canadiens. In those five games three of them are on home ice. There’s also one more back to back left on Monday and Tuesday.