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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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I generally don't take the time to read Oilers stuff because the journalists that cover them are ridiculous and the team is irrelevant. Don't spend a lot of time on this thread either so was oblivious to the Puljujarvi issues.
Still, given the atrocious history of the organization with respect to injuries, they don't get the benefit of the doubt. I would want a second opinion if I was an Oiler too. Can't fathom that Puljujarvi would get surgery if it wasn't warranted. Also I can get why there'd be some concern about Puljujarvi would want to block being sent down to the AHL but I don't see why he would block a trade. Also would have been dumb to trade him at the deadline. Can't imagine they would have brought in anyone useful.
Finally, Matheson establishing beyond a shadow of a doubt that he's just an idiot with his follow-up tweet. Puljujarvi is going to want out of there and they are going to get pennies on the dollar for a guy who was believed to be a can't miss prospect, and going into draft year was seen neck-and-neck with Matthews.
Something in the water alright. What a trainwreck of an organization.