Confirmed with Link: Canucks Trade W Vasily Podkolzin to Oilers for 2025 4th (OTT)

[Donuts]

Russians out
kuz
mik
zadorov
pod

 

[sting101]

Damn this sucks to hear.

I certainly thought he was in a squeeze position and the way he ended the season wasn't going to help him but was a fan of the person and his tools and thought he could become a decent btm 6 guy and provide toughness in our lineup.

Still think he can become a useful NHLer.

Don't like that he went to Edmonton but getting picks to help our quest for a top4 D is probably a good idea if he was going on waivers.

 

[HockeyWooot]

Inevitable we’d lose him, outside looking in for a while. Better to get something for him rather than nothing on waivers.

 

[orcatown]

The last of the Russians. The writing was on the wall, just wasn’t good enough.

First thought I had. And so ends the Russian experiment. Old Cherry will have a big smile on his face.

Apparent the team gave up on Podz at this point. But only getting a 4th is a shock. Really got Edmonton over a barrel and at least could have seemingly got the third Blues will have to give the Oilers for Holloway. (if offer sheet isn't matched)

I guess Podz might have been taken on waivers but still, given the situation, only getting a fourth and trading him to a rival like the Oilers appears, on the surface, to be a mistake.

Really waiting to hear a good rationale from the team for this deal. And God help us if Podkolzin gets it together in Edmonton.

 

[David71]

Inevitable we’d lose him, outside looking in for a while. Better to get something for him rather than nothing on waivers.

it was inevitable.

 

[Wisp]

Sounds about right what Podkolzin's worth. If we're being real, he's not done anything notable since being drafted and you're just going to get the same results next year too, Oilers included. This is not unlike acquiring Sven Baertchi from the Flames for the Oilers.

The real question is what the Canucks plan on doing with the cap space. Who is the late season bargain they're adding. Justin Schultz?

Yeah. It is a bit odd, why extend him just to trade him? I'm disappointed, I always liked the pick and was hoping he'd make it as a player here.

They got a 4th for him instead of losing him for nothing, lol. That's why, there was some value to be mined there are you saw about what the conversion rate was worth in draft picks.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

I liked Pod, I'll hate hating him on the Oilers.

But yeah, he never seemed to be able to put all the pieces together to be anything other than a tweener. We have better prospects.

 

[orcatown]

Only Russian left in the system under contract is Kudryavtsev.

Is Klimovich officially gone?

Damn Benning sucked. Will we ever be of his stench?

 

[Angry Little Elf]

I think

Is Klimovich officially gone?

Damn Benning sucked. Will we ever be of his stench?

klimovich is Belarusian

 

[Wry n Ginger]

i am surprised at this. he got the pouliot fourth mid-summer. a full punt after last season.

i thought he'd get one more camp. i wonder if they are dissatisfied with his offseason training approach. or maybe he did or said something that makes him oiler worthy.

You have to assume this otherwise their sorting hat would not have accepted him. Major underlying character issues that have yet to be divulged.

 

[iFan]

I don't get this trade at all

 

[Bubbles]

My gawd the previous regime just sucked at drafting players. So Podkolzin is gone; and it's likely that the last few drafts of the Benning era, Jett Woo and Danila Klimovich, will soon follow.

You don't trade a former first round, top-10 pick like Podkiolzin to a division rival, unless you're convinced he doesn't have a chance to make your club in training camp and you'll lose him on waivers. So I guess a fourth rounder is better than nothing.

But does open the door, at least a crack, for someone like Bains, Raty, Karlsson or even Lekkerimaki to stick with the big club.

Hughes, Petterson, Boeser? I'm far from a Benning supporter, but no need to dump on the previous management one of the few things they did alright on.

Clearing picks that don't work is always something the new management always does. Benning cleared out a lot of the Gillis picks in his first few years.

Russians out
kuz
mik
zadorov
pod

Also fired our Russian scout Chibisov. I believe we still own Kravtsov right's but it's unlikely he'll ever come back with the Canucks.

 

[Vector]

Is Klimovich officially gone?

Damn Benning sucked. Will we ever be of his stench?

He’s here but I completely forgot about him. Both are Milstein men too.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Do the Canucks still need to waive one of Friedman, PDG or Aman to get under cap then?

 

[oceanchild]

I’m honestly sad about this, I was a believer and wanted to see him find success. I would have been beyond happy if he peaked as a 20/20 third liner with some jam to his game and solid defense play. I think he can get there, I hope it’s not with the Oilers.

 

[MS]

Meh.

I’d probably rather have dealt him for nothing to any other team so I could cheer for him to do well.

Liked his physical play at the end of last season and so I’m a bit surprised by this. But really it’s probably neither here nor there.

 

[Peen]

I thought this may happen given the quantity of wingers we signed in free agency.

Barring a miracle, there’s no top six upside left there. And maybe the org feels stronger about Raty, Karlsson, PDG, Bains (i wouldn’t). Or at least enough to think it’s worth taking the 4th given the likelihood he’s on waivers.

Numbers game so probably the right move. Really hope he figures it out

 

[RobertKron]

This doesn't seem like something they needed to do right now and could have waited to see how he looked at camp. I think this is a bad move

If they do that, then the market is flooded with the usual waiver players and cheap options that always shake loose at that time of year.

Podkolzin was always going to be in tight to make the team, and unlikely to force his way into the kind of ice time he'd need to make himself worth a probably high 4th rounder more than any of the other players who will now get the spot instead.

 

[Kryten]

I think

klimovich is Belarusian

Potato potato

 

[timw33]

Becoming waiver eligible before you've established yourself as a worthy everyday NHLer is a kiss of death.

The third top 10 pick by Benning that was completely duffed, and unfortunately there isn't a Benning calibre GM in the league ready to pay 2nds and 3rds for about to be waiver eligible players (Vey, Pouliout, Clendening, Pedan, etc.)

Like others have mentioned, would have preferred to not see him in EDM as I cannot cheer for him to turn it around now.

 

[ProviesGhost]

Comrade Poolman, you’re on deck!

 

[PavelBure10]

Can't say that I am thrilled with Podkolzin being traded to our division rivals, especially after the playoffs. Can't stand the Oilers. I am not surprised that Podkolzin got traded, but I figured he could of atleast fetched a 3rd rounder. I really liked Pods but he really came to a stand still on his development. I want to see him succeed, just not with the Oilers.

Honestly I am not thrilled with the trade, especially now that Mike Grier helped out the Oilers bigtime by trading for Ceci for next to nothing.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

why?

i would have been happier just waiving him

 

[Uhmkay]

I think this is a precursor to something else that is coming... specifically a Poolman trade perhaps?

Anyone feel like doing the math. Assuming we get rid of Poolmans contract, how much cap space to we have to play with at the trade deadline.

If we're able to package this 4th with the Poolman contract and bring in a big ticket piece with the saved cap space over that time, we'll be looking back at this as a genius move.

And lets be honest, if we kept him and he got claimed in waivers, everyone here would be saying "WTF... WE COULDN'T EVEN GET A 4th FOR HIM??? WTF MAN! Terrible Asset management!!! Fire Allvin!!!"

 

[LemonSauceD]

Russians out
kuz
mik
zadorov
pod

technically still have Kravtsov who’s somewhere in Siberia.. lol