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Originally Posted by Blaster86
Same thing as Nils Hoglander. He got rushed to the NHL by a desperate organization. Like Nils, his offensive ability was being stunted by being shoved into a bottom six grinder role. This after his development was already stunted by ####ty Russian pettiness who refused to develop him as they knew he was going to the NHL after his contract ended.
Much like Hoglander, their goal this year is to keep him in the AHL for the next year and a half. Let him develop his offensive skills in a North American game without the pressure of playing in the NHL bottom six. He started the season on a torrid pace and then took a high dirty hit that landed him in the hospital and on IR. After coming back, the ramp up has been a bit slower and he's just now starting to get back to where he started the year.
I would prefer NOT to move Podkolzin. I think he's the guy teams will ask for though.
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Ahhh yes I remember that hit now too, super scary and glad to hear he’s on the mend and they’re taking their time with his progression too. A guy like Lindy and the trade he’ll produce seems a bit too high profile for him to be going to a rival destination so I can’t see Vancouver as a true trading partner with Calgary and the player in question. Still though it’s fun to speculate and I appreciate the lens on the potential players that could/would be involved in a Lindy to nucks trade. Can’t wait to see some movement lol, I just want multiple 1sts this draft and I’m not too worried about other pieces so long as we start stocking up draft capital in the process.