Prospect Info: Vasili Podkolzin Pt. IIII

[Oliewud]

godkolzin

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Playoff Podz starts today! Let's go!!

 

[Breakers]

Looks like he had a beauty playoff goal.

 

[barriers]

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Has all the makings of a two-way monster.

 

[Raistlin]

GWG for Podkolzin. Someone worked on his shot.

 

[Fatass]

Has all the makings of a two-way monster.

Love Podzilla. Our two-way “monster”.

 

[Raistlin]

If he does well these playoffs, I want a claude lemieux type presence come playoffs. Sure its unrealistic and premature at this point. But he has the tools, just need the orneryness.

 

[604]

If he does well these playoffs, I want a claude lemieux type presence come playoffs. Sure its unrealistic and premature at this point. But he has the tools, just need the orneryness.

I'd say he needs the protection.

It's hard for a young guy like Pods or even Virtanen to play physical knowing they won't have backup if a guy on the other team tries to "hold them accountable".

Need a Shawn Thornton type who knows the other tough guys in the league who can help mentor him along through that kind of stuff.

 

[Get North]

I'd say he needs the protection.

It's hard for a young guy like Pods or even Virtanen to play physical knowing they won't have backup if a guy on the other team tries to "hold them accountable".

Need a Shawn Thornton type who knows the other tough guys in the league who can help mentor him along through that kind of stuff.

Bring in Leo Komarov and keep MacEwen in the line-up. Keep Roussel on the roster too and superstars will be going nuts trying to get through the neutral zone.

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

I'd say he needs the protection.

It's hard for a young guy like Pods or even Virtanen to play physical knowing they won't have backup if a guy on the other team tries to "hold them accountable".

Need a Shawn Thornton type who knows the other tough guys in the league who can help mentor him along through that kind of stuff.

Yeah, he needs someone to have his back. I wonder how much this kind of thing screwed with Virtanen.

He got beat up by some AHL middleweight goon in New Jersey as a rookie. And he also got that questionable, IMO, suspension for a somewhat late hit against a San Jose player. He never lays the body anymore.

Canucks don't have a nuclear deterrent but they have a few players up and down the lineup that wouldn't shy away from a fight. Mac, Roussel, Benn, even Miller.

 

[VanJack]

Podkolzin plays with a hard, relentless style that won't endear him to his opponents, but I have absolutely no concern that he'll ever need 'protection'. It's like saying Horvat needs 'protection' because of the style he plays.

Podkolzin will dish out a lot of punishment, and give as good as he receives.

 

[Fatass]

Yeah, he needs someone to have his back. I wonder how much this kind of thing screwed with Virtanen.

He got beat up by some AHL middleweight goon in New Jersey as a rookie. And he also got that questionable, IMO, suspension for a somewhat late hit against a San Jose player. He never lays the body anymore.

Canucks don't have a nuclear deterrent but they have a few players up and down the lineup that wouldn't shy away from a fight. Mac, Roussel, Benn, even Miller.

Loui for Looch!

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

Loui for Looch!

Ironically Lucic probably ended up being the most useful of the three awful contracts (Lucic, Eriksson, and Neal)

 

[NoRaise4Brackett]

Ya, I have no concern about protecting Pod on the ice. My concern is having no other Russians to help him acclimatize and deal with language barriers.

 

[LordBacon]

Ya, I have no concern about protecting Pod on the ice. My concern is having no other Russians to help him acclimatize and deal with language barriers.

Pods will make the whole team learn Russian instead

 

[F A N]

Ironically Lucic probably ended up being the most useful of the three awful contracts (Lucic, Eriksson, and Neal)

Don't get the irony. Lucic actually got the most money and had the most movement restrictions. A potential Lucic for Eriksson deal was discussed before the Lucic for Neal trade and most people here were strongly against that idea.

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

Don't get the irony. Lucic actually got the most money and had the most movement restrictions. A potential Lucic for Eriksson deal was discussed before the Lucic for Neal trade and most people here were strongly against that idea.

Fair enough. "Interestingly" would have been more appropriate.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Maybe Podz doesn't really need protection ?
KHL Fight: Podkolzin VS Prince - YouTube
KHL Fight: Podkolzin VS Dynyak - YouTube

 

[Raistlin]

Ya, I have no concern about protecting Pod on the ice. My concern is having no other Russians to help him acclimatize and deal with language barriers.

Have tryamkin open doors as a 7th D? Actually he would be great as a #6D, we don't need much from him other than physicality, hopefully a better Alberts. Maybe he became a much improved player learning from Datsyuk?

Do russians really need to hang around other Russians though??? I know there are those on HF (atlas) that believe Russians are a separate species that need their systems their coaches their clubs for a specific amount of development years in order to be a good NHLer. But we have plenty of Russians that integrated well too as long as the msging from the coach is clear. And they are given an opportunity to succeed.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

Yeah, he needs someone to have his back. I wonder how much this kind of thing screwed with Virtanen.

He got beat up by some AHL middleweight goon in New Jersey as a rookie. And he also got that questionable, IMO, suspension for a somewhat late hit against a San Jose player. He never lays the body anymore.

Canucks don't have a nuclear deterrent but they have a few players up and down the lineup that wouldn't shy away from a fight. Mac, Roussel, Benn, even Miller.

Mac is a really good fighter. Jake seems like he wants to be liked and not involved in rough stuff. Others like even Hoglander do not care. It seems Podz is more of a don't care type of guy. You do not have to fight you just cannot stop playing rough when threatened, look at Edler. He plays rough never fights but never changes, he has a stick and gives as good as he gets.

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

Wrong thread.

 

[lawrence]

He was also one there best playoff players last year also.

 

[deckercky]

I get wanting a fellow countryman who can help someone settle into a culture in a new country....but Tryamkin is not that guy. You want to have someone who is acclimatized to the lifestyle, not someone who played bolted after one season as a regular.

Tryamkin would also need the same support.

 

[M2Beezy]

I get wanting a fellow countryman who can help someone settle into a culture in a new country....but Tryamkin is not that guy. You want to have someone who is acclimatized to the lifestyle, not someone who played bolted after one season as a regular.

Tryamkin would also need the same support.

Maybe Zhukenov for both of them?