Outsiders Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 8 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I was hoping they wouldn't play him until at least the playoffs. Good to see he is okay tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 13 hours ago, Chip Kelly said: How is his English though? This is an important question after the struggles Canucks players have had in the past making Russians feel comfortable as part of the team and city as well. Hopefully Francesco has learned something from the Shirokov and certainly the Tryamkin experience. The Canucks need to be a more Russian friendly team if they want to attract more top talented Russian players. Will he able to assimilate to the North American culture is the biggest question along with being able to stay healthy over the course of an 82 game season playing his bulldog style game. He plays a very non traditional game for a Russian player. It is a more north south power game which is better suited on the smaller NHL ice. I am intrigued by the player. I just hope the Canucks don't fail supporting him off the ice as a person. After all, despite his maturity and being widely praised for his work ethic, 2 way game, and compete level he is still just a young kid. He will be in a foreign country with strange customs and unfamiliar foods etc. That transition will be as interesting to follow as the on ice one. His English is NHL ready just like his game... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 31 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: His English is NHL ready just like his game... This gets me excited! I haven't been this excited over a Russian Canucks since Nikita Tryamkin. He sounds like a pro already. Already thinking about what car he is gonna be driving around in with Van. I see an Audi sponsorship.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, HockeyHarry said: Love to see Pod in a Canuck uni ASAP but Canucks are done this season and people bitch about cap space so I don’t see any reason to burn a year of his Rookie entry level contract. Yes they got Hughes in to a few early games and burnt a year. now Canucks have to sign him big. It could have been pushed back a year. So Loui is gone. All I’m sayin is keep low contracts going as long as possible so Canucks can weed out the Bad contracts. There are some good reasons to burn that year off an ELC. One, it guarantees that he is under contract, and Two, it makes the player happy with the team, which is a good thing, and Three, and probably most importantly, doesn't doing so eliminate the player's right to arbitration and to accept offer sheets from other teams at the end of the ELC? Not needing to worry about being forced into a contract you don't like either by arbitration or by having a competitor offer sheeting your player, has a substantial amount of value to a GM. Edited February 28, 2021 by WeneedLumme 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 7 hours ago, WeneedLumme said: There are some good reasons to burn that year off an ELC. One, it guarantees that he is under contract, and Two, it makes the player happy with the team, which is a good thing, and Three, and probably most importantly, doesn't doing so eliminate the player's right to arbitration and to accept offer sheets from other teams at the end of the ELC? Not needing to worry about being forced into a contract you don't like either by arbitration or by having a competitor offer sheeting your player, has a substantial amount of value to a GM. How rare are offersheets though? Feel like it is something that is an overstated threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, Chip Kelly said: How rare are offersheets though? Feel like it is something that is an overstated threat. The threat of offer sheets actually being tendered is very low, and often overstated, however the possibility of one does strengthen a player and his agent’s negotiating position, which probably is more relevant, as to why it’s beneficial to avoid them, when it comes to burning contract years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: The threat of offer sheets actually being tendered is very low, and often overstated, however the possibility of one does strengthen a player and his agent’s negotiating position, which probably is more relevant, as to why it’s beneficial to avoid them, when it comes to burning contract years. My fondest memories of offer sheets were David Backes and Steve Bernier situations. Along with Brian Burke and Kevin Lowe. They are not worth the effort and do more harm than good if you want to keep a trading relationship in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: The threat of offer sheets actually being tendered is very low, and often overstated, however the possibility of one does strengthen a player and his agent’s negotiating position, which probably is more relevant, as to why it’s beneficial to avoid them, when it comes to burning contract years. Yes. And if it is correct that arbitration rights are also eliminated by burning that year, those combined with the offer sheet rights make a really big difference in the negotiating leverages. With no right to deal with other teams and no arbitration rights, the RFAs in that position don't really seem like any kind of FAs to me. More like property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 11 hours ago, Chip Kelly said: How rare are offersheets though? Feel like it is something that is an overstated threat. Being stuffed up to the gills with bad contracts makes teams vulnerable to offer sheets. Canucks are rotten with bad contracts - an indication is how teams went after the players we left dangling unsigned - Markstrom, Tanev, Stetcher, Tofolli - because we didn’t have cap room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Ray_Cathode said: Being stuffed up to the gills with bad contracts makes teams vulnerable to offer sheets. Canucks are rotten with bad contracts - an indication is how teams went after the players we left dangling unsigned - Markstrom, Tanev, Stetcher, Tofolli - because we didn’t have cap room. which are all gone by the time Podz would be offer sheet eligible. I do like the idea of burning a year tho to make a potential young star player an RFA without offer sheet eligibility - imagine if Hughes wasn't in that position, CDC would be crapping itself over that potential this offseason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: which are all gone by the time Podz would be offer sheet eligible. I do like the idea of burning a year tho to make a potential young star player an RFA without offer sheet eligibility - imagine if Hughes wasn't in that position, CDC would be crapping itself over that potential this offseason. Yeah, burning that year from Huggy's contract probably saved the team at least a million per year on his next contract, probably more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, WeneedLumme said: Yeah, burning that year from Huggy's contract probably saved the team at least a million per year on his next contract, probably more. I'm not sure on this, but isn't he UFA a year earlier too? (Depending on the length of the second contract he signs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Googlie said: I'm not sure on this, but isn't he UFA a year earlier too? (Depending on the length of the second contract he signs) Sounds right, but that is half a decade away, so the team has plenty of time to prepare. Way better than being forced to pay a price you would never have offered him starting this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocket18 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 the sooner he gets ahl exposure, the better off he'll be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stierlitz Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Podkolzin's team SKA, St. Petersburg (2nd place in Western conference, 82 points) plays Dynamo, Minsk (7th place, 67 points) in the first round of the KHL playoffs. First four games on March 2, 4, 6, 8. Should be easy win for SKA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bruce Boudreau Posted March 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2021 10 hours ago, TheRocket18 said: the sooner he gets ahl exposure, the better off he'll be. Dot think he needs the AHL. He plays already in a men's league. Arguably the second or third best men's professional ice hockey league in the world. His playing style is north-south and he has speed and good size and a pretty good shot too now. Sounds like Virtanen so far. Where he has Virtanen outclassed is maturity,leadership, and being a responsible 2 way player. He is an NHL winger at the ready right now if he was eligible to play he would be able to contribute in the top 9 forwards. 1 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 19 hours ago, TheRocket18 said: the sooner he gets ahl exposure, the better off he'll be. Benning stated that Pods was NHL-ready when he was drafted, the year before last, and I think it was Button who stated the same thing. In the last 2 seasons Pods has continued to develop well. You may be the only person on the planet who believes that Pods needs AHL time. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 19 hours ago, TheRocket18 said: the sooner he gets ahl NHL exposure, the better off he'll be. FTFY 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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