Popular Post Alflives Posted June 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, N7Nucks said: All the scouting reports I read said exactly this too. Which is why I didn't care about him not being in the AHL or CHL. Kid is pretty ready. Let him mature and finish becoming a man at home. Which is perfectly reasonable. And we get him starting his elc (and at elc dollars) when he is a man. That’s huge in a cap system to have guys on their elc dollars contributing. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 12 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said: Really sounded like Zegras was expecting, even hoping to be picked by the Canucks, and they may well have taken him if Anaheim didn't. If I had to guess management wanted Zegras or Podkolzin. In that order. They probably backed out of a deal to move up when they caught wind Edmonton and Detroit were coveting D-men. It meant that one of if not both of them would be available at their pick. Maybe I am giving them too much credit but it makes sense when you think about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckGAME Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, N7Nucks said: All the scouting reports I read said exactly this too. Which is why I didn't care about him not being in the AHL or CHL. Kid is pretty ready. Let him mature and finish becoming a man at home. Which is perfectly reasonable. Absolutely. 2 years in the KHL against men will do great things for his development. I didnt even have this kid on my radar just due to the fact this isn't a typical Canucks pick. We ALWAYS pass over these ultra skilled Russians. Glad that seems to be changing under Jimbos watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Right now we're talking about 17 year old kids. Even the best scouts in the world can't predict what these guys will become. Maybe we lucked out and got the better player, maybe we didn't. Time will tell. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 4 hours ago, ItsAllOursBoys said: IMHO....just guaranteed Tryamkin's return at the end of next season!!! RW and a returning defenseman....two birds with one stone! And Panarin will drop his ask by 1 million per just to play with his buddies in "Little Moscow on the Fraser" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 8 minutes ago, CanuckGAME said: Brian Burke said this kid is NHL ready NOW. If Burkie says it I dont take those words lightly. Burke was gushing over this kid. I couldn't help but notice his excitement as well. He was absolutely stoked we got PV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nergish Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Master Higgins said: Podkolzin was my second choice after boldy for what was available, super happy to have one of the highly skilled and hard nosed forwards in the system. Looking forward to seeing him playing hard night in and night out for the canucks, making teams that passed on him look foolish come playoff time. I like Boldy's overall game a lot, and I think he will fit in well in Minnesota, but Podz has a pretty comparable skillset with way more tenacity and grit. We chose the sandpaper and I am totally fine with that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GoldenAlien Posted June 22, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) The Russian Rocket vs the Russian Freight Train: <br> Edited June 22, 2019 by GoldenAlien 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 so i tried listening to some of his interviews... why does his translator sound like he needed a translator lol wtf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobi Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Any concerns about SKA may throw him a bunch of money to try to keep him in the KHL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckGAME Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Trebreh said: so i tried listening to some of his interviews... why does his translator sound like he needed a translator lol wtf His translator was our Russian scout I believe LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDragon23 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Crazy thing is that he is only 17. Younger than most. He has the potential to surpass some players drafted above him. Seems like a Big, strong power forward with speed. Big time Competitor too. This could be the steal of the draft! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 minute ago, gobi said: Any concerns about SKA may throw him a bunch of money to try to keep him in the KHL? The greatest Russian players, and their young guys’ biggest heroes play (or played) here. Pod is a hyper compete guy, who wants to follow in the footsteps of his Russian heroes. He’s playing here. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Silly Poddy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 minute ago, gobi said: Any concerns about SKA may throw him a bunch of money to try to keep him in the KHL? KHL has a salary cap of $14 million for an entire team. He'll make comparable money on an ELC here than he would there, with much more potential for growth. https://en.khl.ru/news/2019/03/27/436784.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Interesting to note that the KHL has 3 teams so far this season that are converting to NHL size rinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, CanuckGAME said: His translator was our Russian scout I believe LOL. oh was he lol aiite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nergish Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 The boy will need to learn English ASAP! But this ain't no Nichuskin. He will play. His ceiling is yet to be determined, and that's the fun part. Let's see Dorofeyev tomorrow. We've been desperately lacking in the Russian department for years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Generational.EP40 Posted June 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2019 https://thehockeywriters.com/vasili-podkolzin-2019-nhl-draft-prospect-profile/ “ Rankings THW (Mid-season Consensus Rankings): 3rd NHL Central Scouting: 2nd (Mid-term, European Skaters) ISS Hockey: 4th (March) Future Considerations: 3rd (Spring) McKeen’s Hockey: 3rd (Mid-Season) Bob McKenzie: 3rd (Mid-term) Sam Cosentino: 3rd (March)” ...people who are against Podkolzin are probably the same people who were against the EP selection. I love this pick because it’s against some of the “safe” picks we took such as Virtanen. When you’re drafting high, that shouldn’t be the thought process thinking, “well hey if he busts at least he’ll be a solid 3rd liner” etc. Swing for the fences especially with the position we’re in not having much hope. Go for the guy with the highest ceiling - not the safest floor - and this exactly that. In line with the EP pick & Hughes pick. Just remember...when the Hawks won the 3rd overall lottery, people were saying they’d be able to pick Podkolzin. That’s recently how highly Podkolzin was ranked, literally just a few couple months ago and he only really dropped because his contract status/commitment to the KHL but is that really the end of the world? Just think of it as 2 years in Utica (the AHL) but better competition. I’m super stoked for this especially considering he was the consensus 3rd best player from the start of the season until mid-season rankings which was about 3/4’s into the NHL season. LFG 2 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ReggieBush Posted June 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2019 Vasili already has a sick nick name "Pot-goalz-in" 2 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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