Rumor: Pulju to KHL?
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I don't believe so.
I was curious about that too, but stumbled onto Soshnikov who just agreed to terms on a big KHL deal while still an RFA with the Blues.
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Honestly i dont have much hope for Puljujarvi and i think the Oilers are overall a better team with almost any other player in the organization playing in his place, but it is a little too early to give up on him.
I really doubt him going back overseas is going to help him at all though.
I really doubt him going back overseas is going to help him at all though.
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Because the first report was bogus, obviously.
The guy I quoted seemed to be confused about why there is a thread at all though.
Joey Moss
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I'd trade him if it meant he was the piece that tipped the scale for a bigger deal. I wouldn't trade him for another question mark (depending on the player I guess) or a pick. We need to go the Drouin route on this one and force Pulju to come back and boost his own value if he wants out.
I really don't see how going to the KHL would be beneficial for him. Larger ice, much slower league.. there is nothing that he can develop properly over there at this point. He obviously should've been in Finland in 2016 and the AHL in 2017 but here we are.
I really don't see how going to the KHL would be beneficial for him. Larger ice, much slower league.. there is nothing that he can develop properly over there at this point. He obviously should've been in Finland in 2016 and the AHL in 2017 but here we are.
Trading pulju now this early will be a mistake. Guy has all the tools but hasn't found the toolbox yet.
In a way I hope it does happen. Be another knock on the OBC because when he is traded like most who have he will find his game.
In a way I hope it does happen. Be another knock on the OBC because when he is traded like most who have he will find his game.
Jet Walters
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Likely using the KHL offer as leverage to get traded. If we can’t get something decent for him then call his bluff and let him go. Hopefully Kurrie can help us out and get him to work on some things. Not much to lose at this point.
So he will magically jump from 10 to 60 points just because he plays in Finland for a year? Give me a break.
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Keep him in the AHL, what's the point in him going over there? He should be playing a north American style game.
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I think this is the best option. AHL would obviously be ideal if he didn't have to go through waivers.
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Just needs to go to some ESL classes.
Imagine how many points Tik would have gotten if he did that.
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Not 60. But if he wins a top 6e spot this year, 50 is not outta the question
If he stays here all summer, and then shows like he did in camp last year, I will bet heavily that his NHL game will look much better.
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While I don't think your main point is that wrong - it's tough to find comparables of a struggling player who goes overseas to develop and then returns - this is just being obtuse. Giordano is a great example of a player who wasn't good enough for the NHL going to the KHL for higher competition to develop and then returning a star.
The reason it's rare is because so few players do it that we don't have much of a sample size - that is arguably as much because it just 'hasn't been done' as much as it does or doesn't work. When Matthews went over to the Swiss league for his draft year, people went on at length about how it was a terrible mistake and he wouldn't develop. Worked out fine for him. I think going to the KHL to work on his game with more ice time is a fine option if we're not going to try and move him for value now. We'll see if it works out for him.
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If we're trading JP I hope it's for a good prospect. I'm not too convinced he'll fetch us a good roster player. Like if he brings back a 3rd liner, than why not just stick it out with JP and see how he does under Tippett?
Ideally, we'd get something like...
Noel or Heponiemi from Florida
Necas or Kuokkanen+ from Carolina
Vesalainen from Winnipeg
JP's value has sunken so low I think that maybe you can only pry Kuokkanen. I think Carolina values him highly, so maybe you could shake Necas loose.
Alternatively if you can get Kapanen from TOR, or we add a little and get Miller from Vegas I'd be interested in those deals.
What about Colorado for Jost?
Ideally, we'd get something like...
Noel or Heponiemi from Florida
Necas or Kuokkanen+ from Carolina
Vesalainen from Winnipeg
JP's value has sunken so low I think that maybe you can only pry Kuokkanen. I think Carolina values him highly, so maybe you could shake Necas loose.
Alternatively if you can get Kapanen from TOR, or we add a little and get Miller from Vegas I'd be interested in those deals.
What about Colorado for Jost?
mattihp
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Playing in Finland right now would not help. Playing in the AHL for sure wouldn't help.
Taking away his biggest distraction off the ice in the NHL would go a long way.
The easy shortcut would be regular contact with those who can connect to his world and even better if they have worked through that same distraction.
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Aerrol
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I bet you it's high across the board, not just Euro draft picks. Probably higher incidence due to the distance from the NHL, but so many kids have no idea who the heck they're having represent them.
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