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Originally Posted by Fan in Exile
So...Puljujarvi is faking it? What an inanely stupid comment. They really deserve their crappy team.
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It is a stupid comment, but consider this: Puljujarvi was mysteriously scratched on 16 February, and it was later disclosed that he had an injury. The next day it was reported that he would be seeking a second medical opinion, which could not be scheduled until 26 February. The team could not make any transactions involving the player until after he had been seen by the doctor, which prevented the Oilers from trading him before the TD, and it also meant that Puljujarvi could not be assigned to the AHL this season. Puljujarvi has a history of avoiding AHL assignments, and his agent recently stated in a Finnish newspaper that he had nothing left to gain from the AHL.