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Originally Posted by Textcritic
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.
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There is definitely some gamesmanship going on here. The Oilers are frantically flailing to recover some value from him or they would have completely Sourey'd him long ago and left him in the AHL.
He is a perfect example of why trading their 1st round pick maximizes the value of the pick. Poor Evan Bouchard...
Let someone else develop players and then trade for them.
They probably could have had Adam Larsson or a comparable player for their 2016 1st round pick.
Now they will receive probably a 3rd round pick 3 years later... if that.