Confirmed with Link: Penguins sign Oula Palve [1 year ELC]

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

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[Jacob]

Zero risk with a chance for a moderate reward.
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Based on next-to-nothing there's probably a decent chance he sticks out of camp as an extra forward.

 

[BladeRunner66]

Bad name. Gonna be a bust.

Well, then Jan Drozg shouldn't be a bust, just like his Shawinigan Cataractes teammate Valentin Nussbaumer.

 

[Jyssy]

From the same town as Määttä (and me). Skilled center with great vision. PP-specialist. A late bloomer. Has had attitude problems in the past.

 

[Gurglesons]

Can’t wait until Bjugstad and Teddy / UFA vet signing are playing over this guy and everyone goes bat shit about it around January because he scores like 5 goals in his first 15 games and proceeds to be scratched.

 

[Andy99]

From the same town as Määttä (and me). Skilled center with great vision. PP-specialist. A late bloomer. Has had attitude problems in the past.

How do you pronounce his name?

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

From the same town as Määttä (and me). Skilled center with great vision. PP-specialist. A late bloomer. Has had attitude problems in the past.

Can he skate or does he move like a goober?

 

[Opak]

Neutral fan, coming in peace.

You're getting a great player here. Smart and super skilled, great skater, competes hard. Can be a playmaker, but can also be the trigger man. IMO he's better suited for an offensive role somewhere in the top-9, rather than being in a grinder line of some sort. If you plan on rolling 4 offensive lines, even better.

Take good care of the Artist. We'll miss him for sure over here.

How do you pronounce his name?

First name would be Oh-la (as in La La Land). The last name is trickier -- take the words "pulp" and "vex". Combine the bolded parts in order and you have a pretty good pronunciation.

 

[Jacob]

Neutral fan, coming in peace.

You're getting a great player here. Smart and super skilled, great skater, competes hard. Can be a playmaker, but can also be the trigger man. IMO he's better suited for an offensive role somewhere in the top-9, rather than being in a grinder line of some sort. If you plan on rolling 4 offensive lines, even better.

Take good care of the Artist. We'll miss him for sure over here.

Has he played wing and if not do you think he can make the switch?

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'm really intrigued by Palve based on what I'm reading here. If he's a skilled guy that can be either the playmaker or triggerman on a line, I wonder how he'd look on a 3rd line with Bjugstad and Hornqvist with 2nd unit PP time. It would be amazing if he's Simon with better goal scoring talents.

 

[Opak]

Has he played wing and if not do you think he can make the switch?

Can't remember off the top of my head if he's played wing. I know he's mainly a center, but I don't see why he couldn't make the switch to wing.

 

[BladeRunner66]

Neutral fan, coming in peace.

That's a pleonasm bro , thanks a lot for the info. Looking forward to see how he developped, i mean, org signed him with bonuses as a 27 yo. Verrry curious.

Sure he'll be hungry with that 1y deal future UFA, bodes well!

 

[Beauner]

Can’t wait until Bjugstad and Teddy / UFA vet signing are playing over this guy and everyone goes bat **** about it around January because he scores like 5 goals in his first 15 games and proceeds to be scratched.

Let's not even pretend like this ISN'T going to happen. Because it's 100% going to happen.

Or worse, he gets sent to WBS, puts up a point per game yet never gets called up

 

[Opak]

That's a pleonasm bro , thanks a lot for the info. Looking forward to see how he developped, i mean, org signed him with bonuses as a 27 yo. Verrry curious.

Sure he'll be hungry with that 1y deal future UFA, bodes well!

You're welcome.

One thing I forgot to mention -- for the better part of the season, Palve was playing together with Kaapo Kakko. They were incredible together, just a treat to watch.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Let's not even pretend like this ISN'T going to happen. Because it's 100% going to happen.

Or worse, he gets sent to WBS, puts up a point per game yet never gets called up

if it comes down to this guy or Blueger at 4C, I expect half of HF to be upset regardless of the outcome.

 

[Shrimper]

I'd be surprised if he comes out to play in the AHL. 7th in the league in scoring, 27, he won't want to do that, surely?

 

[Night Shift]

I wonder if this is any clue that they intend on keeping Maatta or Riikola, or both? I don't think they make a move like this unless they intend on keeping one of them to help (a fellow Finn) show him the ropes and what-not

 

[Ryder71]

I like these types of moves as we don't lose anything if they don't pan out. And on the off chance that they do no assets were forfeited in the process.

 

[66-30-33]

Cool, free is always good. Out goes Maatta and in comes Palve, and hopefully Riikola stays and works on getting better.

 

[Peat]

if it comes down to this guy or Blueger at 4C, I expect half of HF to be upset regardless of the outcome.

Yup. Incoming comedy gold.

Anyway, good luck to the lad, no idea where he's going to fit in but all talent is welcome to take a shot.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Dad's not coming back...(which is for the best)

 

[Empoleon8771]

Dad's not coming back...(which is for the best)

Thank god. Dude should have retired in 2017.

 

[Son Goku]

I'm hoping this is our Simon replacement

 

[Ogrezilla]

I'm hoping this is our Simon replacement

I hope he can be that. I hope we don't bank on it happening before the season.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'm hoping this is our Simon replacement

This is also what I thought when I was reading the scouting report. Getting someone like Simon who can also step in at center and can actually score goals would be a huge addition.