RW/LW Vasili Podkolzin - SKA St.Petersburg, KHL (2019, 10th, VAN) Part 3

[The Iron Goalie]

SKA has a super interesting line up tonight
- mostly MHL, VHL players

(because of covid)

Ya their average age is 20 yrs 263 days. The youngest team in KHL history according to SKA twitter.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Gotta give him this, Vasili is super strong with and without the puck. Just wow.
but god damn...his shot...god awful...good lord its bad,...at pro level,
his passing isn't that great either, at least not in this game.

Good skater, great drive, strong as an ox, with or without the puck.
but doesn't have the tools to score, produce offence, at pro level. (i know, my opinion)

 

[bagsw]

Created great chance for Khusnutdinov

 

[Atas2000]

Gotta give him this, Vasili is super strong with and without the puck. Just wow.
but god damn...his shot...god awful...good lord its bad,...at pro level,
his passing isn't that great either, at least not in this game.

Good skater, great drive, strong as an ox, with or without the puck.
but doesn't have the tools to score, produce offence, at pro level. (i know, my opinion)

Bad take as always. Not so long ago he was regarded as a shooter only

And his passing is the best among whole classes of prospects.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

11:31 of ice time after 2nd (about 3:30 from PP, 1st unit)

 

[Wall of Wonder]

His team is down 3-1 so far.

 

[FreeMcdavid]

 

[Raistlin]

well... looks like this is the break Vasily needed with half of his team taken out by COVID. 15+ minutes TOI so far.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

well... looks like this is the break Vasily needed with half of his team taken out by COVID. 15+ minutes TOI so far.

Total of 17:29 of ice time, about 3:30 pp minutes in the 1st unit. 0+0 -1, 3 SOG

 

[FreeMcdavid]

excellent game for Podz today given the situation! Lol it almost makes me wish he wasnt playing with such a good team so that he can have this kinda ice time and exposure every night.

2 more months then he is off to World Jrs!

 

[FreeMcdavid]

 

[Atas2000]

He played that D-man pretty well. Unfortunately shot it right into the glove.

 

[SoundAndFury]

His shot is holding him back a bit at this point, I think that's a pretty fair critique. But it feels it's not so much about the technique (compared to his peers) but about the pace he is playing the game at. He just isn't equipped to score at men's level while giving himself so little time yet. Reminds of Afinogenov in a way.

 

[twotonfrankie1]

That was a terrible shot.

 

[Rowlet]

I'd really like to see Pettersson work with him on his shot. Pettersson is like the shot improvement king after what he did to improve.

 

[majormajor]

I'd really like to see Pettersson work with him on his shot. Pettersson is like the shot improvement king after what he did to improve.

Lesson #1: Use a whippy stick.

Maybe Podz already is but from that replay it looked inflexible.

 

[BB06]

Remember reading before the draft that he had one of the best shots in the class. Wtf happened.

 

[lawrence]

Remember reading before the draft that he had one of the best shots in the class. Wtf happened.

shot is not an issue. Confidence is hurt due to lack of ice time and maybe even self doubt. But I’m told the khl is a great league for developing prospects so what do I know right ?

 

[Atas2000]

Remember reading before the draft that he had one of the best shots in the class. Wtf happened.

One HFBoards "expert" who sees things that are not there.

 

[Atas2000]

That was a terrible shot.

LOL couch experting intesifies here

 

[Atas2000]

His shot is holding him back a bit at this point, I think that's a pretty fair critique. But it feels it's not so much about the technique (compared to his peers) but about the pace he is playing the game at. He just isn't equipped to score at men's level while giving himself so little time yet. Reminds of Afinogenov in a way.

This wonät age well, but will you admit it?

 

[sansabri]

kinda making a big deal out of one (1) shot aren't we

 

[Love]

kinda making a big deal out of one (1) shot aren't we

Lol my thoughts exactly

 

[Artorius Horus T]

shot is not an issue. Confidence is hurt due to lack of ice time and maybe even self doubt. But I’m told the khl is a great league for developing prospects so what do I know right ?

Shot IS an issue, huuuuge one, nothing to do with lack of confidence.
I have no idea what those people been smoking who said those words about Podkolzin.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Lol my thoughts exactly

Ummmm...his every shot what he takes, are pretty much like that, few exceptions thou.