Ilya Mikheyev Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 2 hours ago, -DLC- said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSmQWa_I0VV/ he sniped it right past that goalie! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, DeNiro said: I mean Virtanens focus and work ethic was always the issue. But could you imagine if we had our farm team in Abbotsford with Canucks management and trainers hounding him constantly. Something tells me things might have turned out different. Clearly that’s a player that had no one guiding him with proper training. He was so focused on gaining weight he seemed to forget about the conditioning part. Yah, that Yale Hockey Academy he attended is total bush league. The issue was 100% Virtanen. He has/had no excuses for coming into camp missing his fitness targets. Takahashi was all of one hour from Virtanen in the off season. Canucks couldn't beat the lazy out of Virtanen. Edited August 16, 2021 by bigbadcanucks 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank einstein Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 8 hours ago, -DLC- said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSmQWa_I0VV/ please, this is a virtanen thread 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyGuy123 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 5:07 PM, J-Dizzle said: I heard he’s 6’4 217. Nope. Wrong, that has been confirmed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nergish Posted August 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2021 9 hours ago, -DLC- said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSmQWa_I0VV/ Seeing him in a Nucks practice jersey looks so right. I have a feeling Podkolzin will be a household name in Vancouver for years. 5 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dizzle Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 17 minutes ago, KyGuy123 said: Nope. Wrong, that has been confirmed. No I’m pretty certain…. I heard he had a real late growth spurt from a pretty reliable source. Also heard the Russian ‘inch’ is actually slightly different than the one we use over here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnBurner Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, J-Dizzle said: No I’m pretty certain…. I heard he had a real late growth spurt from a pretty reliable source. Also heard the Russian ‘inch’ is actually slightly different than the one we use over here. Yeah, I don't know for sure, but It happens. I literally grew 6" in one summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 13 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Nice picture.... and even more amazing, when you realize it's a Great Dane, he is holding... Podzilla the Giant 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 10 hours ago, -DLC- said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSmQWa_I0VV/ Is it just me or does he look like he is 6'4" in that video? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 33 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: Is it just me or does he look like he is 6'4" in that video? At least.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank einstein Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 6 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Is it just me or does he look like he is 6'4" in that video? Taller. So tall it makes the men look like children 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since 82 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 8 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Is it just me or does he look like he is 6'4" in that video? Well he's towering over all those other players! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Considering that the Canucks traded out 3 of their regular PK players to Arizona, I hope Green is more inclined to use to younger options like Podkolzin on the PK. Generally Green goes with veterans and doesnt really even dabble much into guys like Bo Horvat or JT Miller unless he has to. Hopefully Podkolzin shows well in camp and preseason to earn some looks on the PK. Can already see Green and Baumgartner defaulting to using Sutter-Motte & Dickinson-Pearson. This team has been guilty of buying special teams players instead of developing them. Podkolzin would be a major asset on the PK and PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 52 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Considering that the Canucks traded out 3 of their regular PK players to Arizona, I hope Green is more inclined to use to younger options like Podkolzin on the PK. Generally Green goes with veterans and doesnt really even dabble much into guys like Bo Horvat or JT Miller unless he has to. Hopefully Podkolzin shows well in camp and preseason to earn some looks on the PK. Can already see Green and Baumgartner defaulting to using Sutter-Motte & Dickinson-Pearson. This team has been guilty of buying special teams players instead of developing them. Podkolzin would be a major asset on the PK and PP. The PK is pretty well covered by vets and I think Podkolzin will be in the mix as well... Dickinson Motte Sutter Pearson Miller Podkolzin I can see Podkolzin taking over for Pearson on the 2nd unit PK by mid season. I don't think we will need to rely on BO for PK duties. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Highmore has done his share of PKing ... 70 minutes in 91 games .... so if he makes the roster I could see Sutter/Motte as first unit, then Dickinson/Highmore with Miller/Pearson as a 3rd pair when needed. If Green had any appetite for blooding youngsters, then he'd have given Hoglander a look last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Googlie said: Highmore has done his share of PKing ... 70 minutes in 91 games .... so if he makes the roster I could see Sutter/Motte as first unit, then Dickinson/Highmore with Miller/Pearson as a 3rd pair when needed. If Green had any appetite for blooding youngsters, then he'd have given Hoglander a look last season. Highmore will probably be in and out of the lineup with MacEwen. If he’s in then he’s probably ahead of Pearson. Podkolzin is a different beast than Hoglander. I’m sure Green will recognize this right away. He’d be perfect on the PK. But I’m sure Green will go with the veterans until at least mid season. Edited August 18, 2021 by Elias Pettersson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Highmore will probably be in and out of the lineup with MacEwen. If he’s in then he’s probably ahead of Pearson. Podkolzin is a different beast than Hoglander. I’m sure Green will recognize this right away. He’d be perfect on the PK. But I’m sure Green will go with the veterans until at least mid season. Yeah - let's hope Green watched some clips of the World Juniors as well as Saint Petersburg's playoff run. Podz was a PK beast in those games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinyoureyesontheprize Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Where’s the lion? Supposed to be in Vancouver by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Canucks still working on their visas. He needs a US athletes Visa as well. From vKontakt (Russian equivalent of facebook) posts seems to be early September expectations 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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