Stormbreaker
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Sounds like an Edmonton pick.The more I watch him the less I'm impressed with Jesse Puljujuarvi. All the tools in the world and it just doesn't turn into anything really significant. He just seems content to go out there for a shift and line change regardless of what happens out there. Now granted, I actually like the fact he isn't super hard on himself but if he has something like like 6 goals and 13 points in 40 games next year then I'd be a little bit concerned about how long it's taking him to grasp the NHL game. I think it's just going to probably look worse than it really is next year. I'm hoping after next season he figures it out.
Sounds like an Edmonton pick.
It's not a surprise that Puljujärvi's development is taking longer than his WJC linemates Laine and Aho. He wasn't as good as Laine was in their draft year in Liiga. While Laine already had that Ovechkin level shot when he came to the NHL, Puljujärvi is much more of a raw product. He also couldn't speak almost any English when he came over and to be honest, he still barely can. He needs to get his confidence back and when he does, it will get better for him. He has too much natural talent to not be at least a good NHL player. The best thing that could happen to him would be getting the hell out of Edmonton though
Almost forgot, his meme potential is off the charts. It's almost Olli Jokinen tier.
I agree. I watch some games where you can tell he's feeling great. He takes the puck with confidence on his stick (albeit this is rare) slings accurate passes and takes more shot attempts. When he doesn't score on those nights you can tell it's a good player who just didn't get on the score sheet. Other nights he seems so apprehensive and reminds me of when we had a kitten that was too frightened to leave his mother and his other two litter mates were literally swinging at the top of our curtains across the house trying to figure out how to jump out our window. Compare his great nights to his apprehensive nights and it's 1 out of 4. I think his IQ will be his saving grace. I'd watch Yakupov go at warp speed to do the wrong thing every time he was out there and meanwhile JP does the right things but is not pushing hard enough to be a difference maker. It's got to be confidence out there. There are some players who want to score like their life counts on it and that's the only aspect I would say is missing from JP's game. But overall I'm not impressed because I don't see a player who is in a hurry to push himself to get better.
I hope next year is different for him.
This is so awesome. Every hockey fans dream and the guy got to live it!
They did but this guy got to play 14 minutes and make 7 saves on 7 shots. Crowd reactions to his saves were awesome and he even got to rob StastnyDidn't the Canes dress some trainer against us last season for like ten seconds?
10 seconds or 10 years, he can say he was an NHL player.They did but this guy got to play 14 minutes and make 7 saves on 7 shots. Crowd reactions to his saves were awesome and he even got to rob Stastny