Confirmed with Link: [EDM/VAN] Oilers acquire Vasily Podkolzin for OTT 4th '25

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Having a dude like podz that is relentless getting the puck back is perfect for Drai. If he starts burying a bit more it will be a fantastic match.

If he starts potting a few goals, he will become a nightmare for whoever he's playing with, because I don't know about you guys, but I can see the Space he's creating on the ice in the offensive zone for Draisaitl, Leon has so much more freedom to operate with Podkolzin's forecheck and battle level.

 

[Juxta Position]

He does a lot of things that go unnoticed … that a lot of people that don’t really understand hockey they don’t pick up on it … but he’s a really under-rated hockey player.

Hmm. Interesting comments by Draisaitl in the video clip posted above. ‘People that don’t really understand hockey’. Huh.

I'm assuming he was speaking directly to Spector with that comment.