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i want the bartkowski thread back
I'm extremely late to this but I don't think Podkolzin's puck distribution skills are good enough to be a top 6 center.
Prospect Info: Vasili Podkolzin Pt. IIII
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ChilliBilly
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No one has reported on his play. Your response is simply "oh my god the sky is falling" with no foundation at all. Does anyone have legitimate knowledge of what is going on?
strattonius
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Starting to become clearer that is whatll happen Jo, maybe bottom 6 mucker who unfortunately cant rip the puck that well
You might not be far off.....His junior coach Igor Larianov compared him to Mark Messier, at least in the way he plays. Canucks will probably start Podkolzin on the wing, but if he skates well enough and can pick up the defensive assignments, maybe he gets shifted into the middle.
He's certainly adept at making players around him better.....as evidenced by his play at the WJHC in Edmonton. Guys who can shift from the wing to the middle and back again, are an invaluable commodity.
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Well he is named after a nerdy kid who touches tips with an alien.
ChilliBilly
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Right back at you....the dictionary definition of 'invaluable' is 'extremely useful-indispensable'.....which would describe Podkolzin exactly if they could ever move him to center.
ChilliBilly
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I know. Like irregardless means regardless, etc. And inflammable means flammable.
And like a commentator is actually just a commenter. As I said, i was being trivial.
Fatass
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You're absolutely correct....imagine how much of a 'game-changer' it would be if both Lind and Podkolzin could successfully transition to center? Still a bit of a longshot....but if it ever worked it would give the Canucks the best quartet of young center icemen in the entire league.
They're not really the same thing though because invaluable has meaning beyond valuable, unlike inflammable and flammable or regardless and irregardless (which was always just a misspeak, but has become so common to recently enter the dictionary). Invaluable is similar to priceless, in that it suggests something is so valuable it cannot be fully quantified.
Fatass
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I like that both Lind and Podzilla both play with a bit of an edge. Larionov did say Pods reminded him of a young Mark Messier. Big, skilled, fast, and mean is a dynamite player at centre.
that boy showed great resilience against oppressive government men, he stood up for what he believed to be right and risk it all for friendship
YOU GET HIS NAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!!!!!!!!
but you are right, that kid was a total dork through and through
Why not, hard on the puck, good passer, not the best shot, plays C like a dog eating a bowl a food
canuckking1
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So is it just based on that? Or has he been tried at center in the KHL or something?
Podkolzin is a good forechecker, he’ll lose much of that if he were to convert. I’d be okay with it, if it works, we need a 3C badly.
I think the Lindy boy at 3C would be IDEAL in a few years:
Hoggy Pettersson Boeser
Miller Horvat Podz
Kunz Lindy-Boy Gaudette
XX-XX-Eriksson
I don’t think Lind will ever be an NHL player, it’s a complete long shot. I sure hope that isn’t our line up in a few years.
I think all the talk about Podkolzin and the center ice position might have stemmed from the comments of Igor Larionov comparing him to a 'young Mark Messier' the way the plays with an edge. Both Messier and Larionov of course were natural centers.
But I doubt the Canucks would ever shift him to the middle---at least not right away. It'll be tough enough for him to transition to the NHL in his natural position of winger.
But I doubt the Canucks would ever shift him to the middle---at least not right away. It'll be tough enough for him to transition to the NHL in his natural position of winger.
Andy Dufresne
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Seeing Eriksson there gave me a good lol. He's gone forever at the end of next year, or sooner...finally. I feel like he's been here for about 15 years already!
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Podkolzin already has a lot to deal if he comes over. For one he has to try to adjust to a new league and team. Secondly, he has to adjust to a new culture while leaving his family and friends behind. Transitioning him to centre is unnecessary and could be detrimental to his growth as a player. Just because we need a third C doesn't mean we should force him to be a centre. Its like fitting a square peg in a round hole.
Lonny Bohonos
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This is the Canucks mate. We need to try everything we can to derail our prospects development. Otherwise what else are they good for? Trading for impending UFAs?
Shouldnt be THAT tough, i remember when i was still a kid I had to move from Tsawwassen to West Van. Then only a few years later to Kerrisdale. Not exactly the samething but hes even older. Its not easy but ya gotta figure out how to ajust and he will be paid MILLIONS of dollars so he better learn
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