Big forward will look to get his career on track with the Pens
The Penguins have signed free agent forward Anthony Mantha, according to reports. The contract comes with a $2.5 million base salary and up to another $2 million in bonuses according to TVA’s Renaud Lavoie
Mantha is coming off a mostly lost season after surgery to repair an ACL (knee) injury he sustained in early November. That ended his year and stint with Calgary only 13 games into the 2024-25 campaign.
Mantha, 30, has bounced around between lately, with the Pens becoming the fifth team he’s been on since 2021. Mantha is a three-time 20 goal scorer, but hasn’t cracked 40 points since the 2018-19 season. He’s huge but doesn’t play that way lacking physicality and consistency, but when Mantha is on he can be a very effective player in spurts. He was known as a great skater, especially for his massive size, but will have to shake off the knee injury and get back to being a productive player.
Anthony Mantha is my sneaky target for the Sens in free agency
Probably on a cheap one year deal as he’s coming off an injury
6’5 French lad who can play up and down the lineup#GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/NrZzGqwQip
— Timmy’s Sens (@TimmysSens) June 30, 2025
Mantha, in essence, lines up really well to potentially be the 2025-26 version of another Anthony from Quebec (as in Beauvillier). One year contract, will have the opportunity to play a big role in Pittsburgh at the beginning of the season. If he performs well and produces then he will become the type of player the Pens can flip at the deadline to a contender for a return. Mantha knows the drill, he joined Washington in 2021 and Vegas in 2023 mid-season ahead of attempted playoff runs.