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Originally Posted by Textcritic

I think you are probably right, but unlike the Oilers, I suspect that Toronto, Columbus, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Calgary, Arizona, and Buffalo had a really good handle on what sort of player Puljujarvi is, what sort of person he is, and the best approach for his successful development.

But I also wonder about this: if the teams did their due diligence, and if Puljujarvi and his agent have been difficult in their discussions with the Oilers about the Ahl, I would think this is something that would have come out in a proper pre-draft investigation of the player. If other teams had done their homework, I imagine this was likely a detractor in their view of Puljujarvi.

The Oilers have a habit of promising their top prospects a straight route to the NHL anyway. Even if they did their due diligence, they would have given in likely.