Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] F Philip Di Giuseppe signs extension with the Canucks (2 years, $775k AAV, two-way)

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[Mrfenn92]

Huge

 

[Siludin]

Surprised he couldn't finagle a one way contract

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Surprised he couldn't finagle a one way contract

$500,000k in the AHL is a really good salary even if he gets sent down.
He’s looked like an NHL player under Tochett. Vancouver has been finding some of these gems like him, Aman, Joshua, Dries etc.
It sure beats the Benning years of overpaid vets like Beagle, Sutter, Eriksson etc in the bottom six.

 

[krutovsdonut]

shows what being a match for coaching can do. both green and boudreau ignored this guy. 13 games in with tochett and he has made a minimum $1m.

 

[Play]

Canucks might sneak in the playoffs next year

 

[VanillaCoke]

Huge if true

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

You know you’ve got the best forward group when you’re dressing PDG.

 

[VancouverJagger]

Stanley Cup here we come........

 

[Cogburn]

We get an NHLer, a fringe call up guy, or an AHL star. I don't see us losing here. Feels weird to say that though.

 

[Jay26]

He has been really effective and totally earned this contract. The Canucks are running several Abbotsford Canucks on their roster lately and they pretty much all should have been up the whole time over some other regulars.

It's really no wonder the Abby Canucks have been such a good team this year. A lot of high end pros.

 

[CraigBillington]

I wonder if people will ever get bored of these joke hyperbolic jokes. Adds nothing and it's been years since it's been funny

 

[Canuck Luck]

You know you’ve got the best forward group when you’re dressing PDG.

Almost as good as having Chatfield in your d-corps.

It’s like players can’t improve later into their 20s and become effective depth players or something

 

[Three On Zero]

Saw [VAN], ended up disappointed that it wasn’t another Russian

 

[Jay26]

You know you’ve got the best forward group when you’re dressing PDG.

Isn't our reject Chatfield one of your regulars on D (which for my money is the best D in the league)? Players can find their stride.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Surprised he couldn't finagle a one way contract

He finagled when he should have fandangled.

 

[Barnaby]

Good for him. I liked him as a call up on NYR. Hope he’s a long term fit in the Van bottom 6, but either AHL/NHL, he’s at least making some money.

 

[biturbo19]

Awesome. I kinda wondered if he was gonna want to try his luck elsewhere. He's clearly capable of being an NHL player, and until recently...hasn't really had much opportunity to show it with Vancouver. Surprised he didn't at least press harder for a 1-way deal to incentivize keeping him on the big club roster. But it sounds like a pretty robust AHL salary anyway.

Have to also wonder if part of the draw for him is that he can basically just stay in the same place whether he's in the NHL/AHL. There's some nice stability in that, for a guy in his shoes as a journeyman/fringe player. Can keep his life and family settled nicely, whichever league he's playing in. Benefit of finally having a farm team in the same metro area as the big club.



I hope that through the remainder of this year and into next season...some of these guys can get a real shot. Wolanin is the other one who has been a stud for the AHL club, but has also shown that he's entirely capable of being an NHLer, and probably both guys should've been given more opportunity this year from the start.