Salmonberries Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Didn't look out of place in pre season "dude". I beilive he even had a couple goals. 52 points in 63 games in the OHL as a d man gets attention , major junior or not. If u don't think he will get a shot with those offensive numbers at the OHL level, u are out to lunch. We'll see in less than a month I guess. Then we can revisit it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Congratulations to Joe LaBate. I look forward to seeing what he can contribute in Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Not true Hutton has the most potential Offensively, McNally technically has the highest potential, Hutton is a very very close second though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackberries Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Interesting. One of the few guys I've almost never seen play a game. As for Subban, while I don't share the enthusiasm JB said yesterday he will be signed soon. Offensive D might be a need on the main club right now, but it's not in our system. We already have much better offensive D signed. Lol like who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Sign Subban and get him into 'elevator skates' and the perception will change overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergioMomesso Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Subban is a quicker passer and quicker skater than Tanev. And that is whats gonna keep Subban from getting drilled into the boards like Tanev does on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpworsley Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Great signing! Time to sign Subban and other prospects next! Does anyone know whether we still have to sign Demko or not? We don't need Subban he is 5'9 180 lb defence. I doubt unless he has a bullet for point shot he will ever make the cut permanently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 You do realize Subban has the most potential out of all our D-men right now. So losing Subban will be a huge loss for our defence because Subban can be easily a Krug. You can crack your witty jokes all you like but not signing Subban will be a huge loss for this franchise going forward. He is a special and unique talent. relax man, he's not that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 If the Canucks re-sign Subban it better be for the right reasons. We have had star players' brothers here before (Kariya, Pronger, Fedorov as examples) Not sure why some people are comparing Jordan Subban to guys like Fleury, St.Louis or Hull...he's a defenseman for starters, so he needs to be much more consistent defensively than a forward his size. Smaller defensemen do succeed in the NHL, but it's harder to pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 If the Canucks re-sign Subban it better be for the right reasons. We have had star players' brothers here before (Kariya, Pronger, Fedorov as examples) Not sure why some people are comparing Jordan Subban to guys like Fleury, St.Louis or Hull...he's a defenseman for starters, so he needs to be much more consistent defensively than a forward his size. Smaller defensemen do succeed in the NHL, but it's harder to pull it off. re-sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BI3KSA- Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 In before this becomes about how omg Subban hasn't signed. Oh. (If Tanev gets pounded into the boards every shift in the playoffs, then how do you think Subban will fare here?) Players his size need to be elusive or they wont make it in the NHL. Tanev isnt elusive he just eats the hits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven pounds soft Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 lol is this the troll desi thread?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl's Jn Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 You do realize Subban has the most potential out of all our D-men right now. So losing Subban will be a huge loss for our defence because Subban can be easily a Krug. You can crack your witty jokes all you like but not signing Subban will be a huge loss for this franchise going forward. He is a special and unique talent. i agree with ya... bro of jordan is huge potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 They said the same thing about Brett Hull. They said the same thing about Theoren Fleury. They said the same thing about Martin St. Louis. Doesn't mean that midget players automatically get exempted. You're stating the obvious; it is a hard road to go to the NHL, even if you have "NHL size". Subban was one of the best (as in highest scoring) defenseman in the OHL this year. You obviously didn't know that because you think he wouldn't get picked up in the next draft. Laughable.Tyson Barrie, Anton Stralman, Tobias Enstrom, Dan Boyle, Kimmo Timonen, John Michael Liles, Kris Russell, Jared Spurgeon, Sami Vatanen, Marek Zidlicky, Mark Streit, Torey Krug, Erik Karlsson All under 6' (Karlsson varies between 5'11 and 6') and all are 190lbs or less. Barrie puts up 50+ points and I constantly hear comparisons of Subban to Barrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Shame Subban doesn't have his own thread...wait a minute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 We don't need Subban he is 5'9 180 lb defence. I doubt unless he has a bullet for point shot he will ever make the cut permanently That's exactly what he has. Obviously u haven't seen him play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 We don't need Subban he is 5'9 180 lb defence. I doubt unless he has a bullet for point shot he will ever make the cut permanently Funny, we just got eliminated from the playoffs by a team who has a 5'10 180 lbs dman. St. Louis never thought Russell would make the NHL so Calgary got a top 4 dman for spare parts. All Jordan needs to do is grow an inch and gain 10 pounds of muscle and I don't see that being hard once he starts working with elite trainers. 5'10 190lbs automatically means bust? Wasn't PK around that size when he was drafted? And fell a bit because of it too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Just realized this is a LaBate thread. Glad to see this guy getting a shot. Another late pick impressing, that's what I like to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Funny, we just got eliminated from the playoffs by a team who has a 5'10 180 lbs dman. St. Louis never thought Russell would make the NHL so Calgary got a top 4 dman for spare parts. All Jordan needs to do is grow an inch and gain 10 pounds of muscle and I don't see that being hard once he starts working with elite trainers. 5'10 190lbs automatically means bust? Wasn't PK around that size when he was drafted? And fell a bit because of it too? jordan bulked up to 190 this past offseason and wasn't comfortable playing at that weight so he shed some of it. he won't be getting any bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 jordan bulked up to 190 this past offseason and wasn't comfortable playing at that weight so he shed some of it. he won't be getting any bigger. Whatever he's comfortable with is fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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