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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
He's not terrible defensively for his age, he's a huge body, and he's a right shot. That's already three things Yakupov wasn't ever going to be.
Maybe he's not the Blake Wheeler 2.0 he was originally hyped as (then again, Wheeler took until six years after his draft to break out) but he's got a lot of attractive tools to be a valuable middle sixer. I mean if Jake Virtanen could make it, Pulujujarvi sure can as he's a far more valuable piece.
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Yup way too early to completely write him off IMO. Feel like sometimes the early picks that start in the NHL get written off early. He's only 21 and really the issue is the Oiler rushed his development.
Look at Tyson Jost who was also taken early in that draft year.
Jost: GP-141 G- 25 P - 49
Puljujarvi: GP-139 G- 17 P - 37
Pretty close overall (Jost has played on the better team) but people still see Jost as a developing prospect while Puljujarvi is getting written off.
A team is going to look smart for picking him up IMO.