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Originally Posted by TheoFleury
Are Oiler fans that high on Puljujarvi really though? I know a couple Oiler fans and they have written him off. Is the consensus in Oiler land that he's a better prospect than valimaki? I get the joke but aside from their homer media, I'm not sure any reasonable Oiler fan has confidence in Puljujarvi as a top 6 solution. He's a bust and I suspect most of them understand that unless they are trolling.
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Oiler fans I work with see Pulju as a reclamation. They hope he can become as good a player as Sam Bennett.
They have not forgotten that he snubbed them - though they will argue it was a snub to the previous management.
There is some pride that Edmonton didn't give into trade demands from an uppity prospect when value was so low.
I do not think Valimaki is too much on their radar yet. Pu-ju hype is only just begun. Probably a completely different story in a month or two though.