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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
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.
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I think he has a really decent shot of getting back on track. The oilers development system has just been brutal on kids. If Puljujarvi wasn't anointed the next Jari Kurri minutes after he showed up in Edmonton things might have gone better for him.