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shadowlord · 01-25-2019, 01:17 AM

As a disclaimer, I'm happy that this trade didn't happen.

However, I don't think the Puljujarvi would have turned out in Calgary as bad as he did in Edmonton.

It is very obvious from the littany of players who do better after they leave Edmonton (Hall, Eberle, Justin Schultz, Dubnyk) that the Oilers' player development system is badly broken. Only the strongest of prospects (Hall, Eberle, McDavid) are able to resist their system and able to show NHL-level ability while within the Oilers organization.

Compare this our development of our 2015 second-round draft picks (Andersson and Kylington); or other later round picks (Kulak, Brossoit, Granlund, Baertschi, Ferland) and to a lesser extent (Jankowski) who have spent time in the minor-system developing into NHL players.

Our system is way better than theirs. We don't rush players to the NHL and anoint them as the next saviour; so it is completely possible and very likely that Puljujarvi would have had a different trajectory if drafted by Calgary.

01-25-2019, 01:17 AM	#82
shadowlord First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Vancouver, BC Exp:	As a disclaimer, I'm happy that this trade didn't happen. However, I don't think the Puljujarvi would have turned out in Calgary as bad as he did in Edmonton. It is very obvious from the littany of players who do better after they leave Edmonton (Hall, Eberle, Justin Schultz, Dubnyk) that the Oilers' player development system is badly broken. Only the strongest of prospects (Hall, Eberle, McDavid) are able to resist their system and able to show NHL-level ability while within the Oilers organization. Compare this our development of our 2015 second-round draft picks (Andersson and Kylington); or other later round picks (Kulak, Brossoit, Granlund, Baertschi, Ferland) and to a lesser extent (Jankowski) who have spent time in the minor-system developing into NHL players. Our system is way better than theirs. We don't rush players to the NHL and anoint them as the next saviour; so it is completely possible and very likely that Puljujarvi would have had a different trajectory if drafted by Calgary.