In Podz they trust.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have given him an $8.85 million ($2.95 million over three years) contract extension.

His numbers aren’t great (eight goals and 16 assists last season), he isn’t flashy in any way shape or form and if you aren’t paying close attention you’re really aren’t going to notice Vasily Podkolzin out there.

All of which suggests that $2.95 million is something of an over pay, especially by an organization that didn’t think Dylan Holloway (63 points last season) was worth $2.29 million.

But there is a reason Leon Draisaitl raved all season about having him as a linemate. There’s a reason his head coach feels comfortable throwing him out there in almost any situation.

And those are the reasons he’s going to triple his salary.

Podkolzin is a hockey pla

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