Hodge
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Noticed he was sent down to the AHL. Are the Canucks done with this kid? Seems like he's never been given a consistent role to develop in going back to his time in Russia.
He is worth more for Canucks than other teams in the league imo, don’t see Canucks getting anything worth moving him for.
“He checks all the boxes and hard work, what a great kid,” said Tocchet. “It’s grasping the NHL, like the reads and the hockey IQ — things like that. I think it’s very important for development. I think him spending time with Jeremy [Colliton], playing a lot. Putting him in these situations, a lot of situations is going to help that growth in his mind, that’s what I really believe in. And the organization, we’re all aligned in this.”
Tocchet expanded on Podkolzin.
“It’s like chess,” said Tocchet when getting more into detail on Podkolzin’s development. “He’s got to have to think two steps before you make that play. I think he’s looking at that exact moment and [in] hockey, you’re going to have those reads like a few seconds before and I think playing him 10-12 minutes is not really beneficial and we have some guys that are a little bit, quite further ahead than him when it comes to the hockey IQ. So, I mean, listen, it’s part of development and doesn’t matter what’s happened the past year. I just feel, and Jim [Rutherford] and Patrik [Allvin], and the coaches that this is the best way for him to get his reads and his hockey IQ up to standard NHL level.”
via Canucks Army
I highly doubt that. He lives in Vancouver in the off season and has a newborn here. Not to mention it’s not like he’s far away from being in the NHL.I think he is a flight risk to the KHL next season.
on a pto with Toronto likely to be signedSend him to San Jose for that Alberta kid, Noah Gregor
He is worth more for Canucks than other teams in the league imo, don’t see Canucks getting anything worth moving him for.
Something like this would be interesting.Would Iorio for him work?