Confirmed Trade: [EDM/VAN] Vasily Podkolzin for OTT '25 4th

[McFlyingV]

Big fan of Podz. This year's Klim Kostin. He can play on a line with Drai and Kaps. Pretty sick.

Feels more like a young Zach Hyman to me. Has the same endless motor and work ethic, defensively responsible, and a slowly developing offensive touch.

Best thing about this trade is he's fitting in well in the top 6 and he has another year at 1M cap hit. That's the exact value contract the Oilers needed in the top 6, and what Holloway was supposed to provide before he was making more than double that. Not that Holloway isn't worth it, and I'd obviously still like to have him on the team, but Oilers needed some value contracts like this really bad.

 

[TheNumber4]

He seems like the perfect Tocchet type of player too.

Doesn't have the unsustainable shooting percentage that Tocchet needs though.

 

[mriswith]

Pod in his first year in Van was already a decent third liner and looked primed to break out. but then for whatever reason his play declined and he never made it back to that level of play here.

Not surprised he's doing well since he already had hit this level of play before. Looks like an extended opportunity without getting jerked around was exactly what he needed to thrive.

 

[5 14 6 1]

I love this dude

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Feels more like a young Zach Hyman to me. Has the same endless motor and work ethic, defensively responsible, and a slowly developing offensive touch.

Best thing about this trade is he's fitting in well in the top 6 and he has another year at 1M cap hit. That's the exact value contract the Oilers needed in the top 6, and what Holloway was supposed to provide before he was making more than double that. Not that Holloway isn't worth it, and I'd obviously still like to have him on the team, but Oilers needed some value contracts like this really bad.

This could be a player IMO who is an investment. I never saw his upside, but his floor was worth the 10th in my opinion. Young Zach Hyman though, is about what you should expect. I think he'll be a very streaky scorer as well. His confidence is shot from being a Benning holdover and I'm not sure he'll get it back. Prime/ceiling is 25-25-50, every situation, coaches dream. Not a bad player at all, he gets it more than Yak ever did. I wish we had tried to milk more out of that asset.

 

[Jumptheshark]

good pick up. Will be interesting when the Oilers get healthy again where does he play?