-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Quote Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has re-signed forward Joseph LaBate to a one-year, two-way contract. "Joseph provided a physical presence to both lineups in Vancouver and Utica last season," said Benning. "He's a big, strong player and provides further depth to the forward group within our organization." LaBate, 24, registered 1.8 hits per game in 13 appearances with the Canucks in 2016.17. He made his NHL debut on November 23rd at Arizona. The 6-5, 210-pound forward has also collected 16 points (6-10-16) and 80 penalty minutes in 38 games for Utica. In 106 career AHL games, all with Utica, LaBate has registered 36 points (16-20-36) and 161 penalty minutes. A native of Burnsville, Minnesota, LaBate was drafted by Vancouver in the fourth round, 101st overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouer-canucks-re-sign-joseph-labate-to-one-year-two-way-contract/c-290323410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Good hard worker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydew Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Hope he can elevate his play, I enjoyed his call ups from last year with the energy he brought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Will challenge for a 4th line spot in camp for sure. Most likely get a few call ups this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heated Blue Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 I like what I saw from him last year. Hopefully he can take it to the next level and add some energy to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Works hard, willing to play physical and take a beating if as a result. Would be nice if he could scrap it out better, but at least he shows up. Good placeholder until we get the likes of Gadjovich, MacEwen, and Gunnarsson into the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 If Dorsett isn't recovered from his injury by the time training camp is over, I expect LaBate to be the challenger for the 4th line spot. He's big, tough, and drives the puck to the net hard. Always liked him. If not, he's gonna be a callup during the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramarossa Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 *fans self repeatedly* Omg omg! So excited! Is it October yet? ETA: Anyone know the AAV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Maybe a multi year deal could've been better but nevertheless great to have the big kid locked up. Good physical presence, hard worker, stands up for his teammates, can chip in in the scoresheet occasionally. Can't wait to see him take the next step in his development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 If he can continue to grow his overall game, I think he has a spot on the team. As of right now though, he'll be hard pressed to get a roster spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Glad we got him on a two-way deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Carlton dance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Nirvanagut Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 My big complaint with every article I've seen (a whopping two) about this resigning, the "author" has gone on in a later paragraph to write something along the lines of: While Benning and the Canucks are happy to have one of their young players back under contract, the team still has their work cut out for them with extending restricted free agents, with Bo Horvat, Brendan Gaunce, Reid Boucher, Michael Chaput and Evan McEneny in need of new deals... Why are these writers lumping fringe players like Boucher, Chaput, and McEneny with Horvat in terms of extensions? None of those players could ever skate for Vancouver again and it would make zero difference to the short or long term future of the franchise. Guance, maybe. First rounders get a lot of slack on that rope before it's reshaped into a noose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 33 minutes ago, zzbottom said: My big complaint with every article I've seen (a whopping two) about this resigning, the "author" has gone on in a later paragraph to write something along the lines of: While Benning and the Canucks are happy to have one of their young players back under contract, the team still has their work cut out for them with extending restricted free agents, with Bo Horvat, Brendan Gaunce, Reid Boucher, Michael Chaput and Evan McEneny in need of new deals... Why are these writers lumping fringe players like Boucher, Chaput, and McEneny with Horvat in terms of extensions? None of those players could ever skate for Vancouver again and it would make zero difference to the short or long term future of the franchise. Guance, maybe. First rounders get a lot of slack on that rope before it's reshaped into a noose. I agree these guys are not in the category of Horvat but each one is very important to the team this upcoming season and possibly beyond as they provide depth and the all important roster competition that is needed to drive and teach the young guys that they need to earn their spots. Also, the additional depth for injury replacement, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 King is lacking speed but just having him in the system would give us an element we're lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 I really like Joe's games. He hits hard and he has some speed. I can see him carving out a niche role in the bigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Good I like joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino#29 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 another good move,JB's keeps this up and he could win gm of the year.solid draft,then good signings to let those players have time to develop properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Help for Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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