PTO: [PIT] F Jesse Puljujarvi signs PTO with the Penguins

[torniojaws]

sounds like a perfect pick for the pen's. where everybody looks lost, and two steps behind the play.

But if everyone is two steps behind, they are in sync with each other. And since the opponent cannot catch drift of such delayed play, they get confused and don't know what to do.

 

[majormajor]

This statistical profiles maps perfectly on to a player with degenerating hips. You can see the break in between, the last time he needed double hip surgery. Maybe he'll give them two good years before falling apart again.

 

[kihei]

Good for the Pens. Seems a worthy risk at the price.

 

[biturbo19]

I'm in agreement if everything you basically said about Boqvist.

I was surprised NJ didn't keep him. Liked his play and he finally became a serviceable utility guy (probably more middle 6 type really)

Anyway we will see if Puljujarvi even makes the team.

I think the deal with Boqvist, is that he's not really the sort of player you ideally want in the Bottom-6. He's not big or physical, doesn't really get a lot accomplished in a shift if he's not in at least a quasi scoring role. I think you kind of hit the nail on the head, saying he's more of a "middle-6 utility guy". So the Devils and other teams just sorta...moved on from him, trying to go in a different direction with the roster spot. But for a team like the Penguins that really just needs to get...something serviceable out of that depth role...it certainly looks like a cheap flyer they probably should've taken back when he was available for free on waivers.


I think the thing with Puljujarvi is...he's bigly tall. So GMs are more willing to give him a look in a bottom-6 role because on paper, he fits better with that. He's actually pretty useless in that role, but people see a big, tall, forechecker there.

 

[mkatcherin00]

Hope he does well as an Oilers fan. Wanted him gone. He looked so lost. He also needs to shorten his stick. He didn't listen to people who told him he should

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Looking at the pens line up they icedost all today hes gotta be a better option than all that fodder.

 

[TheNumber4]

When’s his first game?

 

[Ulf5]

When’s his first game?

Can't play until he's signed to a contract. If he's signed to a contract.

 

[TheNumber4]

Can't play until he's signed to a contract. If he's signed to a contract.

Oh right PTO. Is he allowed to play in the AHL on a PTO?

 

[Rudy Russo]

Oh right PTO. Is he allowed to play in the AHL on a PTO?

He can only practice with the team. After that he can released from his PTO, signed to a AHL deal, or a NHL one.

 

[Voight]

Still remember when he had a great pre season and Oilers fans tried to convince us he's the real deal. Good times.

 

[yzerman]

Still remember when he had a great pre season and Oilers fans tried to convince us he's the real deal. Good times.

Magnus puljujärvi (ironi)

 

[EpochLink]

What happened to his development? So odd as I thought he would blossom with the talent surrounding him in Edmonton.

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

What happened to his development? So odd as I thought he would blossom with the talent surrounding him in Edmonton.

Stubborn player who won't adjust his game, coaches have been trying to get him to play more like a grinder and that is where the core of his skill set lies, forechecking, bulling people over with his size & speed, and banging in loose pucks from in tight.

Pulju wants to play like Laine, but his shot consistency isn't there to pull it off and his offensive awareness isn't high enough to find the quiet areas consistently.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

took him few games to get one in the AHL
(5th game)

 

[TheNumber4]

Still remember when he had a great pre season and Oilers fans tried to convince us he's the real deal. Good times.

Dude had a great half season in the NHL actually. Regular season. Then an injury hit. He returned and was never the same. But still could handle being an effective bottom 6 grinder type.

 

[Seanaconda]

took him few games to get one in the AHL
(5th game)

Jesse puljrawr ji but that announcer is wild with his rs

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

took him few games to get one in the AHL
(5th game)

Is that the correct pronunciation?

 

[Selyanin]

Is that the correct pronunciation?

Pretty close. Best one I have heard from a North American.

 

[torniojaws]

Is that the correct pronunciation?

Here's a native:

This statistical profiles maps perfectly on to a player with degenerating hips. You can see the break in between, the last time he needed double hip surgery. Maybe he'll give them two good years before falling apart again.

As far as I know, they were not "full" surgeries. More like patches in hopes a real surgery isn't needed. But this newest one is the actual surgery - on both hips - meaning this should be a more permanent solution than the previous.

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

Pretty close. Best one I have heard from a North American.

It's close but it's also the audio equivalent of "uncanny valley" where it's so close but so wrong at the same time. It's like there's the original name as a base and then a tint of some Southern European pronunciation. I would lose my mind listening to that all game long.

Hope he finds his game and is able to play. Pulju is a cool character, in good and bad, and we could use more of his smiles in the game.

 

[lawrence]

took him few games to get one in the AHL
(5th game)

nice shot . Good luck to him. With this I wonder will Nolan Patrick be given another shot.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

allright allright allright..

1+1 game; 2+1 in his last 2 games.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Last 5 games in the AHL, 3+3=6, +6, 9 sog

had another 1+1 game

 

[chethejet]

Health as to his hip is question number 1. If he is healthy, he is worth a shot. He does have skill. But I do think he is just never going to be the player projected to be. So maybe he finds his health and physical condition improved enough to be a third line RW in the NHL.