Bure_Pavel Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 12 hours ago, VancouverHabitant said: I'm kind of worried about him playing more then a 100 hockey games in a season when he's 19. He mentioned in an interview that last season his body got worn down from playing so much hockey. In the KHL games he is skating 5-10 mins, he should be fine. It takes a minimum of 98 games in an NHL season to go from start of season to winning a stanley cup, so he better get use to it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SilentSam Posted November 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) On 11/25/2019 at 7:27 AM, cuporbust said: I am a huge podkolzin fan, just excited for when he starts finishing more often There are certain characteristics of Podkolzin’s game at this time that remind me of Bure’s chase of the play, track on the puck, and funnel to the net. His skating is not that of a mature Bure’s game,. But all of his tendencies mimic a young Bure’s style. VP’s ethic to be get better and be better as a player will prove to bring the best out of himself, and hopefully he can bring his own high level signature game that we all enjoy watching. I look forward to watching his WJ games. The best has yet to come from this prospect. Edited November 28, 2019 by SilentSam 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nuxfanabroad Posted November 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2019 Can't believe this kid is 18 until next summer. Could bust in with us as a fresh faced 20 yr old, with 2 yrs of pro hockey already under his belt. Guy's gonna be a monster in 2 yrs! 3 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 I still wish that he can play in North America. Maybe not in the AHL, as it's still a hard league for anyone under 20... but maybe in the CHL. North American ice surface, NHL style schedule, the English language, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Lancaster said: I still wish that he can play in North America. Maybe not in the AHL, as it's still a hard league for anyone under 20... but maybe in the CHL. North American ice surface, NHL style schedule, the English language, etc. The interesting thing is that since the president of the IIHF came out recently and stated that he would like to see the international game played more on the North American ice size, around 12 KHL teams have converted to the NA size or Hybrid (Finnish size) rink. The speed of the game is enhanced by this... and yes, another row of seats to sell. Im sure I read that the KHL was looking at increasing the amount of games in the future, as well as downsizing from the amount of teams that can not be financially accountable. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, SilentSam said: The interesting thing is that since the president of the IIHF came out recently and stated that he would like to see the international game played more on the North American ice size, around 12 KHL teams have converted to the NA size or Hybrid (Finnish size) rink. The speed of the game is enhanced by this... and yes, another row of seats to sell. Im sure I read that the KHL was looking at increasing the amount of games in the future, as well as downsizing from the amount of teams that can not be financially accountable. World economics are shifting towards Russia/Asia..it'll be interesting to see the degree this gets reflected in pro sports. Like flies to $*!T, you know pro athletes(& lackey agents) have a $harp $ense of $mell for where that $ aroma emanates from. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 18 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Can't believe this kid is 18 until next summer. Could bust in with us as a fresh faced 20 yr old, with 2 yrs of pro hockey already under his belt. Guy's gonna be a monster in 2 yrs! He is 18 now. He was 17 when drafted. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VegasCanuck Posted November 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2019 20 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Can't believe this kid is 18 until next summer. Could bust in with us as a fresh faced 20 yr old, with 2 yrs of pro hockey already under his belt. Guy's gonna be a monster in 2 yrs! This is the part that most people on this board forget. He's getting ice time in the KHL at 18. Forget about the stats in the KHL for the moment, he's learning at a pro level right now, that's better than we could really offer him over here right now. Yes, he's also getting sent down to their equivalent of the AHL, but he's actually getting ice time against men who have been playing this game for years. 1 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Boudrias said: He is 18 now. He was 17 when drafted. That's what he means. Pod will be 18 years old until next summer (when we turns 19) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Canucks Curse Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 wow Mathew Boldy- 2 points in 12 games in Hockey East same conference as Aidan Mcdanaugh who has 9 points in 12... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dats hockey Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Gotta think there was something said to get him going for the world juniors maybe? Or it’s just the development path they have planned for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dats hockey Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Canucks Curse said: wow Mathew Boldy- 2 points in 12 games in Hockey East same conference as Aidan Mcdanaugh who has 9 points in 12... Not saying boldy isn’t doing bad for his draft position but Mcdanaugh is a good bit older Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WeneedLumme Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 On 11/26/2019 at 10:56 AM, Bure_Pavel said: In the KHL games he is skating 5-10 mins, he should be fine. It takes a minimum of 98 games in an NHL season to go from start of season to winning a stanley cup, so he better get use to it. Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing him do that several times over the next decade wearing a Canucks uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WeneedLumme Posted November 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2019 9 hours ago, aGENT said: I liked this part: "When you think about it, isn’t Vasily Podkolzin currently in a similar situation to what Jake Virtanen was in during his 2015-16 season when he was too good for the CHL, not good enough for the NHL and ineligible except for a conditioning assignment in the AHL? What if Canucks’ coaching and management had had the ability to move Jake at will between Calgary, Utica and Vancouver that season? They could have built his confidence in the CHL, given him a reality check in the NHL and continued his hockey education in the AHL as they deemed best for his future. Would he be better off today? Probably. Certainly no worse off." 2 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, WeneedLumme said: I liked this part: "When you think about it, isn’t Vasily Podkolzin currently in a similar situation to what Jake Virtanen was in during his 2015-16 season when he was too good for the CHL, not good enough for the NHL and ineligible except for a conditioning assignment in the AHL? What if Canucks’ coaching and management had had the ability to move Jake at will between Calgary, Utica and Vancouver that season? They could have built his confidence in the CHL, given him a reality check in the NHL and continued his hockey education in the AHL as they deemed best for his future. Would he be better off today? Probably. Certainly no worse off." Would really give a really good perspective for kids. I do think there are situations where kids should be granted right to play in AHL if they can be juried there. Something where a selection of coaches can vote if a player can be released from the junior system and allowed to turn pro for the good of the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, VegasCanuck said: Would really give a really good perspective for kids. I do think there are situations where kids should be granted right to play in AHL if they can be juried there. Something where a selection of coaches can vote if a player can be released from the junior system and allowed to turn pro for the good of the player. I think it is at least partly a financial issue, as the junior teams want to have enough talent on the ice to keep their seats full. I think each NHL team should be allowed to buy maybe one of their prospects per year away from junior for a fee that would compensate the junior team. A modest amount by NHL standards would go a long way for a junior team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 11 hours ago, WeneedLumme said: I liked this part: "When you think about it, isn’t Vasily Podkolzin currently in a similar situation to what Jake Virtanen was in during his 2015-16 season when he was too good for the CHL, not good enough for the NHL and ineligible except for a conditioning assignment in the AHL? What if Canucks’ coaching and management had had the ability to move Jake at will between Calgary, Utica and Vancouver that season? They could have built his confidence in the CHL, given him a reality check in the NHL and continued his hockey education in the AHL as they deemed best for his future. Would he be better off today? Probably. Certainly no worse off." I think it is a dream by many hockey people to be able to strip the upper end talent from the CHL to benefit their programs whether in the ECHL or AHL. Even NHL teams would be on board to move CHL players up and down during a full season. My concern would be what that would do to junior hockey in Canada. When we watch junior hockey on TV it is usually the top major junior franchises in the country. The Giants in Vancouver or London Knights out east. For evey 1 of those teams there are 6 or 7 teams who get by financially on a shoe string. Take their top talent away and the overall product slides and many of these teams would not survive. Canad has the best hockey development programs in the world. We shouldn't let it be destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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