Rumor: Pulju to KHL?

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[belair]

Hope this is one of those 'where there's smoke' circumstances. If Jesse wants to be an NHL player for a long time, this would be the better path.

 

[CycloneSweep]

They definitely don't want to be here. Trade him to Ottawa, he will get all the playing time he needs to hit 30 points.

 

[Sugi21]

Sobotka, Nichushkin, Grigerenko.

Little faith at this point JP ever becomes a valuable player for us.

Whos the last player to go overseas and come back impactful?

Radulov but he spent like 8 years in KHL. Since coming back he posted 54, 72 and 72 pts seasons. Other than him and the living legend Jagr nobody has really gone to and comeback from Europe with any real impact.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[CornKicker]

he is using this threat to push a trade. i dont blame him id want out of the oilers organization asap if i was him.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Radulov but he spent like 8 years in KHL. Since coming back he posted 54, 72 and 72 pts seasons. Other than him and the living legend Jagr nobody has really gone to and comeback from Europe with any real impact.

Radulov was also an impact player before he left, wasn't like he was a struggling mess

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[CycloneSweep]

Might get a 2nd or 3rd rounder for him

 

[belair]

He will be a great mainstay on their 3rd line

They traded one of their top scorers for Miro Heiskanen and Henrik Borgstrom. He'd probably get some scoring line assignments this year.

 

[Sugi21]

Radulov was also an impact player before he left, wasn't like he was a struggling mess

He wasn’t a struggling mess on the ice but off the ice he sure was! Remember he spent all night partying before a playoff game? Lol

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Might get a 2nd or 3rd rounder for him

Tie him to Lucic and free up $7M in cap space.

 

[Mike Hasselhoffman]

Radulov but he spent like 8 years in KHL. Since coming back he posted 54, 72 and 72 pts seasons. Other than him and the living legend Jagr nobody has really gone to and comeback from Europe with any real impact.

Evgenii Dadonov is another one

Struggling youngster turned star after a few years back home

 

[CycloneSweep]

Tie him to Lucic and free up $7M in cap space.

Puljujarvi doesn't have the value to move Lucic.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

he is using this threat to push a trade. i dont blame him id want out of the oilers organization asap if i was him.

He’d help his cause if he actually scored, played consistently and learned the language.

 

[mattihp]

I would rather like to see him go to a team with a couple of levelheaded finns and explode.

Nashville
Carolina
Dallas
Florida

Would be pretty nice options.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I would rather like to see him go to a team with a couple of levelheaded finns and explode.

Nashville
Carolina
Dallas
Florida

Would be pretty nice options.

I don't think he will explodes anywhere really. He has the potential to be a very good third liner but his hockey IQ and from the looks of it, personality prevents him from being anything more.

Maybe if he ditched his agent he could develop better but his agent seems to be hampering that with how he is acting

 

[belair]

Might get a 2nd or 3rd rounder for him

If that. 'Best for the team'. Lehto's an idiot.

When it comes to developing players, agents are counterproductive. They are focused on the shortest path to a paycheque--that's it. Lehto should look at Larionov's track record. How are his clients doing?

 

[bobbythebrain]

Radulov

Not the same thing, Radulov bolted b/c of his attitude clashing with the organization. He was a legit player when he left.

The names I mentioned were players who struggled to translate their talent in the NHL. I can't think of another player who tried to go over seas to develop after struggling in the NHL, and came back impactful b/c of it

 

[Canovin]

I would rather like to see him go to a team with a couple of levelheaded finns and explode.

Nashville
Carolina
Dallas
Florida

Would be pretty nice options.

Montreal and NYR as well

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Puljujarvi doesn't have the value to move Lucic.

Maybe not. I’d like to see what Tippett can do with him.

 

[CycloneSweep]

If that. 'Best for the team'. Lehto's an idiot.

When it comes to developing players, agents are counterproductive. They are focused on the shortest path to a paycheque--that's it. Lehto should look at Larionov's track record. How are his clients doing?

Lehto thinks Puljujarvi is a 60 point player and is getting not enough ice time and is 100% NHL ready when he should be in the AHL developing. Lehto clearly is screwing him client over. There isn't a single team in the league not named Ottawa that would have Pulju in their top 6 right now

 

[belair]

I would rather like to see him go to a team with a couple of levelheaded finns and explode.

Nashville
Carolina
Dallas
Florida

Would be pretty nice options.

He'd have to make those teams first.

 

[FlameChampion]

I dont know if I would say he doesnt want to be here but I do think that him and his agent think he deserves more than what hes been given. They want him in the top 6 and probably getting PP time. I think the coaches/management could of handled him better but at the same time, he hasnt shown much.

JP seems like a good kid but I do think that maybe he didnt get the best advice from his parents/agent growing up and within the first few years of him playing time. I think everyone in his camp thought it was going to be easier for him than what it actually has been. Team is to blame for sure, but I dont think they are looking at themselves enough imo.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Montreal and NYR as well

All those teams Pulju would be in the bottom 6