I still think the best approach for us and Puljujarvi is let him play for Jokerit and hope he rips it up over there. The kid is crazy talented, and I think he can still break out. He may never play for us, but I’d like to salvage more value than some of the proposals we’ve seen on these boards.
That's definitely the best course of action. Him and his agent have now seen that his value league wide is next to nothing. They've put all the pressure on themselves now and the only way out of the corner they've backed themselves into is for Jesse to be better at playing hockey, plain and simple.
If I was Holland I would express to Jesse that if he feels playing in Europe is best for him then the team will support that decision but here we are rolling into august and he still hasn't signed with any Euro teams, for which camp will be starting soon.
Still think there's a chance he realizes he's maybe made a miscalculation and would like to rejoin the team but as a young guy he may be worried about what the guys in the room think and he's nervous about returning. It's a good time for players and coaches to reach out and make it known that he's valued and the guys would like to see him back in the fold.
