So, boom3r recently said in a comments section:
I hear your frustration, my friend, and now I’m going to poo-poo your frustration (at least in part) by saying, “yes, but…” I’m not trying to devalue your feelings; I want to outline why I feel optimistic about Labanc as a contributing hockey player in a middle-six or third-line role.
The word on Labanc
Before we get into my take on Labanc, lets’s get some input from the people who do this professionally. The Sports Forecaster labels Labanc as Ian “inconsistent playmaker” who is capable of using his good hockey sense to generate offence and does his best work in the attacking zone.