Jesse Puljujarvi Possible Breakout Season.

[member 147413]

Did the leafs just win the stanley cup on Pulju's own goal or why is the thread filled with gloating leafs fans? What have I missed?

You missed Puljujarvi being compared to Nylander as a teen that came over to NA to play in the AHL. A more than fair comparison as both are highly drafted prospects, one seeing more success than the other.

Shortly after an Oiler fan tore down Nylander, as a result Leafs fans came to defend Nylander. Seeing as there are a significant amount of Leafs fans on this board, a lot of them posted in response. Unfortunately we took the trolling bait and have lured in posters taking pot shots at Leafs fans, such as yourself.

 

[nobody]

PSA for Leafs nation. We aren't Bob Nicholson.

Can the fans do absolutely nothing to propagate the cause? I get the obvious chain of command but we can see even the Isles fans putting up a billboard to get the teams/medias attention.

 

[Coffey]

Can the fans do absolutely nothing to propagate the cause? I get the obvious chain of command but we can see even the Isles fans putting up a billboard to get the teams/medias attention.

Lol We tried that with “Lowe Must Go” way before the Islanders.

And it did nothing.

 

[member 147413]

Lol We tried that with “Lowe Must Go” way before the Islanders.

And it did nothing.

It’s honestly ridiculous that off ice politics have affected the on ice roster/product. Sorry you guys are stuck with an owner who’s head is so far up his own ass.

 

[Iapyi]

William Nylander plays 75% of his shifts with Matthews: ‘elite player, what did I just read, watch players before you judge’

Leon Draisaitl plays 50% of his shifts with McDavid ‘lol just a product of McDavid, overrated, cant produce on his own’

Mmmkay boys.

I've said nothing about Draisaitl, I think he is an excellent player who will have a terrific career.

You said Nylander can't tie his own skates without Matthews, to which I suggested you haven't seen him play if you really believe that. Simple.

 

[mw2noobbuster]

Looked lost in Arizona. Fanned on a shot unguarded in the faceoff circle that made me laugh.

 

[Voight]

Actually, In Nylander's first season in NA he didn't see the NHL ice and he had 32 points in 38 games in the AHL.

In his second season in NA (your numbers were wrong) he had 45 POINTS in 38 AHL GAMES (thought I would add 'AHL' as you seem to conveniently omit that from your post) and in that same 2nd season in NA he posted 13 points in 22 NHL games.

Puljujarvi, who continues to work on overcoming a significant language barrier, has not done as well but in his first 22 games of his 2nd season in NA he had 11 points in his first 22 NHL games.

In those first 22 NHL games in their second season in NA, they were nearly identical in age. Nylander did play an extra 2:00 TOI/GP than JP, all of it PP time.

Player development is not equal for all players. I think most Oiler fans are satisfied... not ecstatic with JP's development... I am satisfied. The team has been brutal and the coaching equally as bad... that's where my main concern is, as I hope that does not hinder his development on the go-forward.

I thought it was obvious when i specified "13 in 22 NHL games." Typically, when you see that, you assume the other stat line was from the AHL. But hey, I'm not here to judge anyones reading comprehension.

 

[zar]

I thought it was obvious when i specified "13 in 22 NHL games." Typically, when you see that, you assume the other stat line was from the AHL. But hey, I'm not here to judge anyones reading comprehension.

You say you are not judging my reading comprehension when in the prior sentence you do just that... OK.

My reading comprehension is just fine... and, no, people do not automatically assume that when you only state one league in the same sentence.

 

[Helistin]

It’s honestly ridiculous that off ice politics have affected the on ice roster/product. Sorry you guys are stuck with an owner who’s head is so far up his own ass.

While it would seem impossible I'm pretty sure he can manage to get it a bit further.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

I still have high hopes for the player. A lot of Oiler fans seem to think Yamamoto is going to be their savior but I honestly think he'll bust. He's simply too small, and he isn't dynamic as Gaudreau/Kane to make up for it.

But Puljujarvi I see all the skills, I think it'll take some time for him to get use to the speed of the NHL, and to grow into his body.

I'd still bet he becomes a 60+ point 2-way 1st line RW, and when he gets there, he'll be a huge part of the solution for Edmonton.

 

[McShogun99]

JP is getting Yakupov’d by TM. Getting almost zero PP time, third line minutes with Khaira as his center. Not many players will put up points in that situation.

 

[PWJunior]

JP is getting Yakupov’d by TM. Getting almost zero PP time, third line minutes with Khaira as his center. Not many players will put up points in that situation.

Kind of sounds a little like how the Isles handled Nino back in the day. Of course there were other factors involved surrounding his rookie season, but he wasn't going to produce on the 4th line with Marty Reasoner as his center.

I was a big fan of Puljujarvi in his draft season, I saw a lot of Blake Wheeler in his game. Like him, could be a late bloomer. It's about putting him in a position to succeed, something the Oilers haven't been very good at with their kids over the years.

 

[zar]

Kind of sounds a little like how the Isles handled Nino back in the day. Of course there were other factors involved surrounding his rookie season, but he wasn't going to produce on the 4th line with Marty Reasoner as his center.

I was a big fan of Puljujarvi in his draft season, I saw a lot of Blake Wheeler in his game. Like him, could be a late bloomer. It's about putting him in a position to succeed, something the Oilers haven't been very good at with their kids over the years.

I agree with this.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

he looks terrible unfortunately

 

[WilliamNylander]

Move him at the deadline

 

[McShogun99]

Kind of sounds a little like how the Isles handled Nino back in the day. Of course there were other factors involved surrounding his rookie season, but he wasn't going to produce on the 4th line with Marty Reasoner as his center.

I was a big fan of Puljujarvi in his draft season, I saw a lot of Blake Wheeler in his game. Like him, could be a late bloomer. It's about putting him in a position to succeed, something the Oilers haven't been very good at with their kids over the years.

They seem to favour young North American players while the young Euro players have to “earn” things like PP time and top six minutes.

 

[BayStreetBully]

As someone who hopes for the best for Puljujarvi, is there an explanation for his play and production this season? I assume it’s too early to worry?

 

[DatSnipeMatthews]

As someone who hopes for the best for Puljujarvi, is there an explanation for his play and production this season? I assume it’s too early to worry?

He is following the steps of a long, long list of other high-end prospects the Oilers organization ruined?

 

[BayStreetBully]

He is following the steps of a long, long list of other high-end prospects the Oilers organization ruined?

I sincerely hope not. He seems like a great kid, always has. I just thought he’d perform better, according to this thread.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

As someone who hopes for the best for Puljujarvi, is there an explanation for his play and production this season? I assume it’s too early to worry?

Dunno, playing 9 minutes per night in a checking role while nobody on the team gives a crap about him probably has some effect.

 

[McDNicks17]

McLellan loves his vets.

Have to earn your ice time. That's why Lucic and Cammalleri(who have combined for 2 goals in their last 73 games) are consistently played ahead of him.

He hasn't done much with the spurts of ice time he gets, but you can't really expect much from a guy getting 12 minutes per night with no PP time.

 

[Ippenator]

McLellan loves his vets.

Have to earn your ice time. That's why Lucic and Cammalleri(who have combined for 2 goals in their last 73 games) are consistently played ahead of him.

He hasn't done much with the spurts of ice time he gets, but you can't really expect much from a guy getting 12 minutes per night with no PP time.

McLellan is a horrible, horrible coach for any young talents. How the Oilers even manage to get those kind of coaches to ruin their talents? Just sad.

I was watching still a lot of the Oilers games last season and even part of this season, but stopped it already a while ago, as I got completely fed up with the idiotic coaching that McLellan is doing. Just disgusting coaching.

Lets see about watching an Oilers game again when the lepreauchan is hopefully gone soon.

 

[Passchendaele]

3 points in his last 23 games.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

3 points in his last 23 games.

He's on fire!

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

For Jesse's sake, he needs to come to Carolina and play on a line with Aho and Teravainen. And don't go asking for any our good players back, because frankly, we don't have very many good players, and this isn't about that, it's about Jesse (and we are looking just to fleece Chia here).

Again, My only concern is for Jesse.