"Peter, the first has to be unprotected if this deal is going to work."
"Ok."
What a disaster this has turned into.
In hindsight it should have been a red flag that a well respected Finnish GM with loads of scouting experience decided not to pick the “obvious” Finnish forward.
Has a powerful skating stride and has another gear when needed - responsible in all three zones - soft quick hands and a heavy shot. Reads the play well and plays well away from the puck. Has excellent hockey sense. Character guy with all the attributes to be a top end player in the NHL - Showed superstar potential.
Puljujärvi is a big winger who combines size, skating and skill. A strong skater who can blast past the opposition in full speed. Able to use his size, reach and stickhandling skills to retain the puck in speed. A smart player at both ends of the ice, both on and off the puck. Great work ethic and positive attitude. More of a playmaker than a scorer and could improve his shooting skills. Doesn't shy away from physical play, but could use his size more to his benefit.
A truly dominant two-way force that consistently demonstrates elite hockey sense, proactive defensive awareness, and a full array of offensive tools
Another Finn, big hard-shooting, strong-skating winger Jesse Puljujarvi, completed TSN's Big Three of this draft by securing nine of 10 third-place votes. That trio is a cut above the rest of this draft class. Not one prospect other than Matthews, Laine and Puljujarvi was ranked in the top three in our survey.
"They all have size, strength, speed and skill in a combination that is greater than any of the other players in the draft," a scout said. "'They clearly separated themselves."
I wonder if you could add spooner and RaskPuljujarvi,picks ,Talbot/Sekera , Manning to Carolina for Ferland and Hamilton , picks depend on if oilers make playoffs .. make it this he .. 2019 1st and 2020 2nd, miss playoffs become 2020 1st and 2019 2nd
Bro this kid is 20 years old...
You know a guy like Olli Jokinen was on a 20 point pace for his first 4 seasons right?
We have $2.2M in cap space right now with Reggie on the LTIR; where do you find the room?