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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think he has to shoulder some blame here. It is patently evident that Puljujarvi has stood in his own way of development. He has not committed adequately to learning English, and it appears that he has blocked the team from assigning him to the AHL on a few occasions. The Oilers are certainly no good at developing prospects, but Puljujarvi is also no good for making it even more difficult.
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All true. I always go back to that quote Treliving made.
"You get one chance to develop a player. ONE."
It's like parenting. If you do it right to start with, you minimize problems and maximize potential.
With parenting at least making mistakes can be understandable, its something we all hopefully iterate and get better at over time.
It's one thing to screw up child rearing... its completely different to be a multi-million dollar entertainment company and to screw up talent development.
Jesse probably needed consistency more than anything else. When he had his own idea on things a team that knows how to do things would say...
"This is how we do things..."
The Oilers are not that team. Their development consists of drafting NHL ready players and leaving the keys on the table.
He was not ready for both the NHL and for the responsibility of his own development.