[VIDEO] Vasily Podkolzin: Eight-Minute Insights - Still worried about criticisms from last year?

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Eight-Minute Insights: Vasily Podkolzin - A CambieKev Scouting Video



Vasily Podkolzin is developing terrifically for the Vancouver Canucks. Supporters of the team should be thrilled with his development. There were some concerns about his trajectory this season after he struggled to find ice time in the KHL at the start of the year, but all doubts should be put to rest. He was a divisive prospect at the 2019 NHL Draft last June. While some analysts considered him to be a top-five prospect in that class — he began the year as the consensus third-best prospect —, he dropped to tenth overall. The Canucks, who should not have been able to draft a player of this caliber, were once again the recipients of good fortune.

Podkolzin’s quality of play at Russia’s highest professional level is evident in today’s edition of Eight-Minute Insights. Our presentation features his performance on March 5, 2020 in Game 3 of the 2020 KHL playoffs against Vityaz.

This game is just one of many towards the end of 2019-20 KHL campaign in which Podkolzin thrived. He scored 11 points in his final 17 games, regular season and playoffs combined, all while averaging approximately twelve minutes of ice time per night. The improvement of his offensive totals is not the only good news for Canucks fans, however. He has successfully been able to adapt his overall game to the KHL level, implementing into his performances the intelligent, two-way style of play he has become known for throughout his career.

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[Diamonddog01]

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[nucks88]

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[VanJack]

Hockey News Prospect ratings have Podkolzin at number 9 overall, and labelled as a 'can't miss' prospect. And the Canucks prospect pool is ranked at 4th overall, even with the loss of Madden.

Future is looking good.

 

[Diversification]

Thanks for this. He has pro-style game that will translate nicely to the NHL. He will likely make the team straight out of camp in a bottom 6 role and work his way up the depth chart. Only question is whether he can work his way up into a top 6 role. There's certainly room for him if he can.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

He reminds me a lot of Bo Horvat. Plays a robust game at all ends of the ice; doesn’t shy away from tough areas and uses his frame well to gain position and possession. I think he’s a lock to make the NHL, the X-Factor will be if his offensive game can translate to make him a bona fide top six forward.

 

[Fatass]

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[VanJack]

Nothing against Bo, but he wasn't nearly ready for the NHL as an 18-year old. And likely would never have been able to make the Canucks in his first couple of seasons, if the team hadn't been so bad.

Podkolzin, on the other hand, would have been an automatic insertion into the lineup this season, if he wasn't committed to the KHL for two seasons.