BCNate Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 15 hours ago, High and Inside said: That’s a valid reply. I’m not totally writing him off but he needs to round out his game more. Even in the World Juniors last year I expected him to dominate a little more. Definitely he could still become a great player. He would be dominant in CHL or NCAA where almost all his drafted peers are. KHL is no joke, and not a development league. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajax- Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 3 hours ago, BCNate said: He would be dominant in CHL or NCAA where almost all his drafted peers are. KHL is no joke, and not a development league. I have my doubts he would dominate right now. I personally watched him live at the world juniors hockey in Czech republic and i noticed the lack of finish time and time again, and those were his direct peers. He has so many other strong skills and does allot of things really well. He is obviously not developing as expected in the KHL so i agree he should be playing tons of minutes in all positions against his age group of peers. We need this kid to develop into an NHL regular, and we need him soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajax- Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 5 hours ago, warrchief said: Pods getting the Jasek treatment because he is likely to sign an NHL contract. I expect him to dominate the World Juniors (if it happens) this year. I really hope he comes over because he would be an immediate impact player with his solid two way play. Are you saying he would make an immediate impact in the WJHC, AHL or NHL? If your crystal ball predictions come true I'll be very pleasantly surprised. And where can i buy one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 5:10 AM, High and Inside said: My concern level is going up with this player. I know he is young and not every player breaks out right away and he could just be a late bloomer but if there saying that he isn’t working hard enough then that is a big red flag. This guy was a top 10 pick and right now I’m not seeing him justified for that spot. We already blew two top ten picks in Olli and Jake so this kid needs to turn into a legit top 6 player. I hope I’m wrong. Well at least Benning nailed it with Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. When we put it this way we really have a $&!#load of top 10 picks the past decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Drakrami said: Well at least Benning nailed it with Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. When we put it this way we really have a $&!#load of top 10 picks the past decade. I'll grant you Pettersson, but I felt at the time, and still do, that Huggy Bear is a Canuck more due to the incompetence of the GMs who picked prior to us, than to anything JB did specifically. Was a huge miss by Stevey Y. It was a no-brainer for Jimbo when he fell down the order and was available to us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camel Toe Drag Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 49 minutes ago, Googlie said: I'll grant you Pettersson, but I felt at the time, and still do, that Huggy Bear is a Canuck more due to the incompetence of the GMs who picked prior to us, than to anything JB did specifically. Was a huge miss by Stevey Y. It was a no-brainer for Jimbo when he fell down the order and was available to us. Stevie Y wasn’t their GM at the time. you can make that argument about a lot of players in drafts. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aGENT Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 2:10 PM, High and Inside said: We already blew two top ten picks in Olli and Jake so this kid needs to turn into a legit top 6 player. I hope I’m wrong. Those are not remotely 'blown picks'. One is already a legit, 40+/- point NHL player with elite speed and the other, after some injury issues/ delay, looks to be on the cusp of a solid NHL career at the apparently geriatric age of 22 19 hours ago, AbrasiveAjax said: I personally watched him live at the world juniors hockey in Czech republic and i noticed the lack of finish time and time again, and those were his direct peers. Funny, I saw him making a LOT of very solid and mature plays his team mates consistently failed to capitalize on. 49 minutes ago, Googlie said: I'll grant you Pettersson, but I felt at the time, and still do, that Huggy Bear is a Canuck more due to the incompetence of the GMs who picked prior to us, than to anything JB did specifically. Was a huge miss by Stevey Y. It was a no-brainer for Jimbo when he fell down the order and was available to us. Jebus lol. &^@#ing dim Jim just lucks in to any good moves, doesn't he? 1 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theo5789 Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Googlie said: I'll grant you Pettersson, but I felt at the time, and still do, that Huggy Bear is a Canuck more due to the incompetence of the GMs who picked prior to us, than to anything JB did specifically. Was a huge miss by Stevey Y. It was a no-brainer for Jimbo when he fell down the order and was available to us. At least you didn't go one further and suggest that Pettersson was a scouts'/Brackett pick and nothing to do with JB because he was stiff-armed into making the pick! I guess if Podkolzin flourishes, then we were also lucky that all those incompetent GMs let him fall to us, but if he's a dud then it's another Benning bust I'm sure. Hey look at me staying on the thread topic! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
204CanucksFan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, aGENT said: Jebus lol. &^@#ing dim Jim just lucks in to any good moves, doesn't he? Lol I love how he never gets credit for the good moves he makes and is constantly raked over the coals for every misstep. I'm not a huge supporter of Benning, he has made plenty of mistakes but also done many great things in building this team. Pod is one of those very good things that Benning has done. He will come over to NA when his contract expires and show exactly why he was then and is still now viewed as one of the most NHL ready prospects in the 2019 draft. I'm not at all concerned about being sent to the VHL. It will be good for him to get tons more reps and play in all situations as a leader on the team and I fully expect him to be a PPG player in that league. Edited October 28, 2020 by 204CanucksFan Spelling 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 After 20 mins of play, Podkolzin hasn't seen a shift yet as the 13th forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 36 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: After 20 mins of play, Podkolzin hasn't seen a shift yet as the 13th forward. Before anyone gets in a tizzy, their KHL team and VHL team are played near each other. So this is likely opportunities for him to practice with the big club and watching the men's game (if not playing) and getting his reps and ice time (and confidence) in the VHL. So no need to worry too much about the "yo-yo". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Since the start of the 3rd period, Podkolzin has made it into the full rotation of forwards on the fourth line with Yakov Trenin (NSH) and Vladislav Kamanev (COL). 3 shifts so far in the third period. Kunlun has been ragdolling SKA around in todays game, SKA having mostly small skilled forwards as Trenin is the most physical player behind Podkolzin. Kunlun also one of the worst KHL teams at the moment, Coach Bragin looking for a spark. SKA has really struggled to find any cohesiveness and consistency since the start of the season thanks to the Covid outbreak on their squad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Was watching the SKA stream today and Podkolzin looked very energized on his four shifts that he played in the 3rd period, and throughout the whole game, looked like the most interested player of the 12 forwards. The other twelve looked extremely lackadaisical. SKA falls to Kunlun (coached by Alexei Kovalev and Slava Kozlov former NHLers) 2-1 with a classic Linden Vey missing the open net cross crease pass. SKA still sits at the top spot in their Russian Division but are 12-9-1 now on the season and with several teams nipping at their heels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky mitts Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Great job of developing him ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
204CanucksFan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, Silky mitts said: Great job of developing him ! Umm scroll up. You missed the rest of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, Silky mitts said: Great job of developing him ! Non need to make a fuss bruh. He'll be fine when we get him out of Russia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky mitts Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, 204CanucksFan said: Umm scroll up. You missed the rest of the story. I’ve seen the story he got benched and played in the third . Great . Can’t wait to get him out of there soon as possible , before they ruin the kid . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky mitts Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Non need to make a fuss bruh. He'll be fine when we get him out of Russia. Agreed just very frustrating to see , Russia is pure politics . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
204CanucksFan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, Silky mitts said: I’ve seen the story he got benched and played in the third . Great . Can’t wait to get him out of there soon as possible , before they ruin the kid . Did you also see the part where the VHL team and KHL team are very close together and it is common for them to move a player back and forth especially since it is the VHL teams day off. So that Pod not only gets some more time practicing with the big club he also get some more game time that he wouldn't of gotten if they just left him in the VHL. Do I agree that he needs to come over as soon as his contract in the KHL is expired? Absolutely. But this is not a bad thing for him in this instance and is far better than the two games he spent scratched and getting no reps at all. This is just giving him the most amount of playing time he can get right now. Not every thing that happens to him over there is bad or intended to 'ruin him'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKNuck96 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 The KHL ruining ‘nhl’ prospects is a tied old trope that’s based on conjecture, and in part grounded in Russophobia. For every example people have of that, I’m sure a compatible of a promising young player coming over to NA and being ‘ruined’ could be found. KHL teams do develop players, and the KHL is not a development league either, the job of the coach is to win, and they means established players will get played, just like in the NHL. Not only this if a player has signed a contract elsewhere prior to the end of the season or indicates they are leaving, it’s in the teams interests to spend less time developing that player over one which is staying, especially in the medium to long term. That’s not politics or punishing the player thats the reality of team building. if the player who is leaving is good enough to crack the squad and is a key player - they will still play, especially if it helps to win. Some people on this forum need to pull their heads out of their proverbials. Currently SKA are paying his wage, he is not a loaned player and so how they choose to develop him or not is entirely their prerogative. Just because an NHL team has drafted a player doesn’t give them god given rights to their career- only their contract rights if they come to play in the NHL 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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