Oilers notebook: Vasily Podkolzin playing in rarefied space

Oct 19, 2026, 7:39 PM ET|Comments (0)

from the Edmonton Journal, by Jim Matheson,

'Podsy’s a real player. He gives them a dimension, just like Hymes (Hyman) would give them (if on that line). He’s a dominant two-way player'

In Blair MacDonald’s first kick at the NHL can, he scored an all-time 46 goals alongside The Great One, prompting the all-time-rain-on-his-parade quip from Glen Sather.

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