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New thread for Jesse Puljujarvi discussion.
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Wouldn't have guessed before the season that I would be dreaming of seeing a confirmed link with Pulju to AHL.
1-2 games to build his confidence up, then he hopefully dominates the AHL for January and gives Chia a better idea what the team needs and he gets called up in February to help to push for playoff spot with a role on the pp, no point to trade for Iginla who is useless just to use in on that spot when Pulju is flying and is better than Iginla.
im VERY curious if there were some hockey politics on here, like not wanting Finland to get him for the WJHC.
Why did they wait until 40 games..?
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Politics probably isn't the word I would use. Puljujarvi had/has nothing to prove at the junior hockey level so there really wasn't a lot of developmental upside for him to play there.
Pulju just got sent down. Slepyshev recalled.
Is it 40 games on the roster or 40 games played that takes a year of contract control??
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Positive news, I needed that after Laine concussion news.
Now let's see what happens, I expect it to take few games for him to star building his confidence up again and hopefully he dominates after that and earns a call up.
When does your AHL team have their next game?
Is it 40 games on the roster or 40 games played that takes a year of contract control??
The timing of it all is interesting. After the WJC and after the 40 game mark, like you mentioned before, burning a year makes Pulju cheaper to resign. That helps us with McDavid and Drai due for big pay raises.
Looks like Bakersfield has a game Tuesday. Pulju will see big minutes, I imagine he'll be up with the Oilers come time for a playoff push. The timing of it all is very interesting and almost seems like it was calculated.
That's why it's so good they didn't keep him up and continue to play him like you play your teams worst 4th liners.
He could be a big addition to their playoff run and add depth for playoffs, but that won't happen unless he gets to play and work on his weaknesses.
Hopefully everything goes well for him.
The entire timing is interesting. Do you remember before the season started when you mentioned if we burnt a year of his ELC this year it wouldn't be the worst thing? A 20 year old Pulju is cheaper to resign than a 21 year old Pulju.
I'm not even concerned about burning a year, if anything it helps us. He'll come in much cheaper and be a mainstay as McDavids RWer down the road once Drai carries his own line.
Pulju needs to get some swagger back and really work on his stick handling/puck control. He's not a good stick handler right now. He's got good vision, work ethic, shot, passing ability, speed, and size. He's a perfect RWer for McDavid, but he needs to improve his stick handling and carrying the puck under control and not bobbling it.
Also, he needs to get stronger on his feet. He's kind of like Bambi right now, he hits the ice too easily. Once he grows into that 6'4 frame with his skating ability he'll be a force, he's just a baby right now.