Option 2:

At this point in Vaseline Podcalzone's career, he is, quite literally, more likely to be outmatched than not. I mean, he's currently in the midst of his 19th season in the SHL. That's a crazy amount of time in a league. The reality is, Podz just isn't the same player as he was at his prime. It's like All Might in My Hero Academia. Bro just can't keep.

However, Podz hasn't entirely washed out of the league, and for good reason. He still has a brilliant mind for hockey in spite of the decline in his physical play. It's hard to get by off of just physicality and talent in the SHL. With 19 seasons of SHL play (on top of four seasons in the SMJHL), Podcalzone has developed a high level of knowledge of the game that has allowed him to see the ice better than many of the younger and more inexperienced players. That, my friends, is how Podz is still in the game.