Shiftynifty Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Please send him to VHL or MHL if he’s going to play 1 minute a game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RecklessReilly Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Shiftynifty said: Please send him to VHL or MHL if he’s going to play 1 minute a game. Please don't, Part of development is earning ice time in more difficult leagues. If he just dominants his peers or lesser players he isn't going to improve. 10 mins a night in the first couple games of the season is totally fine. This is the second best league in the world and arguably the best team in that league. Give it some time. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 27 minutes ago, Shiftynifty said: Please send him to VHL or MHL if he’s going to play 1 minute a game. 22 hours ago, Horvat is a Boss said: 10:36 in what, his 2nd game? Seems, to me he's already earning more than 1 minute. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiftynifty Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, aGENT said: 10:36 in what, his 2nd game? Seems, to me he's already earning more than 1 minute. 40~ seconds in his first and third game 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal:thecup Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Shiftynifty said: 40~ seconds in his first and third game Really? They only played him 40 seconds in his third game after that tenacious ten minutes in his second? Is WD the coach? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 23 hours ago, NUCKER67 said: I can see Pod coming to VAN in 2 years with a big chip on his shoulder. I think he'll want to prove that some of the other teams made a mistake by passing on him for the polished, entitled American kids. Lets hope so... nothing better to motivate than a chip on the shoulder.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Shiftynifty said: 40~ seconds in his first and third game Ya I was worried about this. Pretty much no point in even being on the bench for 40 seconds . Easing him in is fine , but literally sitting him for pretty much the entire game is an embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 hours ago, spook007 said: Lets hope so... nothing better to motivate than a chip on the shoulder.... Unless it's a Lays 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyHarry Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I think 40sec was game 1 10:36 mins game 2 26:45 mins game 3 60:00 mins game 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nuxfanabroad Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, HockeyHarry said: I think 40sec was game 1 10:36 mins game 2 26:45 mins game 3 60:00 mins game 4 His mins went Exponential! Just look at the differential So lo & behold Does what he's told Now coaches see that he's essential 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 A top-five talent, Vasili Podkolzin has the tools to be a home run pick for the Canucks The most pivotal aspect in successfully rebuilding a team is securing elite talent to form a strong core. It’s far from the only ingredient, but you’re not going to make it far constructing a Cup contender without high-end pieces headlining your roster. To that extent, the Vancouver Canucks have done very well in drafting under Jim Benning. In 2015, they secured a top-flight winger in Brock Boeser with the No. 23 overall pick and in both the 2017 and 2018 drafts, Vancouver looks to have hit home runs with Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. Pettersson could wind up being the top player in his draft class, while in Hughes’ year it’s possible that he winds up as the second- or third-best player. Read more here: https://theathletic.com/1192908/2019/09/09/a-top-five-talent-vasili-podkolzin-has-the-tools-to-be-a-home-run-pick-for-the-canucks/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 11:16 AM, spook007 said: Lets hope so... nothing better to motivate than a chip on the shoulder.... the hardest players to play against often have a chip on their shoulder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 11:24 PM, Shiftynifty said: Please send him to VHL or MHL if he’s going to play 1 minute a game. back to back 1 shift games. Please demote him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 If he's not in the KHL, what's the point of being in Europe? Might as well have him in the AHL so he can get regular shifts. Moving across the world is difficult, but considering Utica is a smaller city, there's no better place to adapt to North American life, away from all the big-city issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Lancaster said: If he's not in the KHL, what's the point of being in Europe? Might as well have him in the AHL so he can get regular shifts. Moving across the world is difficult, but considering Utica is a smaller city, there's no better place to adapt to North American life, away from all the big-city issues. Totally. You can tell by the way utica has developed a total of what 0 top players. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, 73 Percent said: Totally. You can tell by the way utica has developed a total of what 0 top players. I don't think Utica is the ideal spot for Canucks prospects to be in... but a regular shift in the AHL in key situations is way better than warming the benches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 I don't like that his coach isn't playing him regularly, but also keeps Podkolzin hungry and on his toes, but downside is he loses ground in development and confidence building. Should be interesting how this unfolds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGokou Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 52 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: I don't like that his coach isn't playing him regularly, but also keeps Podkolzin hungry and on his toes, but downside is he loses ground in development and confidence building. Should be interesting how this unfolds. I know there is rarely anything positive about getting a minute of icetime so I'm going to try to look at this as a glass half full perspective. Most skilled players his age get high quality minutes because they are the best players on their team. However, the jump up to the next level is often a shock because they are not ready for the speed, the pace and the intensity. While I hope this minute a game of icetime doesn't last more than a few games it will motivate Podkolzin to give it his all every shift (even though he already does...but maybe there's an even higher gear that Podkolzin can attain). Arguably the problem with power forwards are that they are incredibly inconsistent in their first few years most likely because they don't put in that effort on a nightly basis. I'm hoping this will fire Podkolzin up and let him know at an early age what it will take to make not only the KHL but the NHL. Leave it all on the table, give it his all every shift offensively and defensively and his coach will have no option but to play him. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 2 hours ago, 73 Percent said: Totally. You can tell by the way utica has developed a total of what 0 top players. Utica also hasn't had top prospects, aside from Demko who they developed nicely 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 21 minutes ago, stawns said: Utica also hasn't had top prospects, aside from Demko who they developed nicely But what about what's his na...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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