The Edmonton Oilers have made a trade with the Vancouver Canucks involving Vasily Podkolzin
The Edmonton Oilers have made an interesting trade on Sunday to bring in young forward Vasili Podkolzin from the Vancouver Canucks.
Reports are confirming this evening that the Edmonton Oilers are adding depth to their forward group. They have landed former first round pick Vasily Podkolzin in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks. In exchange, the Canucks will receive a 2025 fourth-round pick.
During his time with the Vancouver Canucks Vasily Podkolzin never really lived up to expectations. After being selected 10th overall in 2019 out of Russia he was expected to be a future impact player for the Canucks.
Unfortunately, four years after being drafted Vasily Podkolzin was still stuck in the AHL putting up 28 points in 44 games. He did appear in 137 NHL games during that time but struggled to excel only tallying 35 points throughout that entire time.
With the Edmonton Oilers, he likely brings energy and grit with a combination of solid skating to the bottom-six. He has shown flashes of skill throughout his career but never enough consistency to warrant being selected in the top 10. This trade also creates discussion about the future of other Oilers players like Dylan Holloway.
