Confirmed with Link: Oilers trade Puljujarvi to the Canes for Patrik Puistola

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Us simply having Aho gives me hope that this is going to work out well

True. If you can't score with Aho, you can't score anywhere.

 

[MinJaBen]

Obvious trade was obvious.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

It’s a meme and it’s funny. It’s also Fast‘s replacement next year. He’ll look great next to the big man.

 

[SilverBlitzon]

 

[Navin R Slavin]

A big forechecker who will be motivated to play the best hockey of his life? Fun bottom 6 add, low risk, I like it.

Sisu mafia keep on growing

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Curious how he plays for us. He's worth the risk of losing Patrik Puistola, who probably won't make it to the NHL.

On the one hand, I kinda wish we got retention, but on the other, we probably don't need retention anyway to with all our LTIR usage. I doubt we'll get more than $7M worth of additional players.

I'm still all about some Adam Henrique, with Brock Boeser or Nick Schmaltz as options 2 and 3.

 

[The Jerk Store]

 

[traffic cone]

Oilers fan. I think there will be a lot less pressure on him.

He is really a polarizing player. He was great last year and then just fell off. Hasnt really looked great at any point this year. He was amazing on the forecheck and has become more of a physical player. He creates chaos on the ice.

I think there is a player there. I think its a good bet for you guys. Carolina is probably the best place for him. Good on Holland for sending him somewhere where he at least has a chance to succeed.

Much less pressure than in Edmonton. He was your 3rd pick and was constantly judged based on that.

Now he gets a fresh start on Canes who acquired him for free basically. I also believe the system, dressing room and coaching is better for a player in Carolina than in Edmonton.

 

[Esko6]

Lol it really happened, weird how meme magic about Carolina getting all the bust territory Finns comes true.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I was just listening to the Jeff Marek Show segment that happened when this was broken, and Marek mentioned that some of the Finnish players in Colorado, Dallas, and Carolina were thought to have gone to their management teams at various points to see about getting JP out of the situation that wasn't working well for him and into one of their teams. It really would be great if he could be one of those guys that comes to a team with less pressure and a great environment and performs well.

 

[Stickpucker]

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sir can we please get bigger pictures? I'm old...

 

[Svechhammer]

I was just listening to the Jeff Marek Show segment that happened when this was broken, and Marek mentioned that some of the Finnish players in Colorado, Dallas, and Carolina were thought to have gone to their management teams at various points to see about getting JP out of the situation that wasn't working well for him and into one of their teams. It really would be great if he could be one of those guys that comes to a team with less pressure and a great environment and performs well.

I mean I could see him as a very serviceable bottom 6 player for however long he stays here. Very likely the Fast replacement going forward, and maybe he finds his offensive game again and he moves up to the 2nd line.

Ain't no way in hell am I giving him anything more than a prove it contract going forward, and I'm not putting him in a position where he's expected to score. If he can't put up points with McDavid or Draisaitl, he's not putting up points here.

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

Hopefully you guys have space on your board to fit Kaptah as well.

 

[WreckingCrew]

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I disagree that it's comical...they offloaded his contract without giving anything else up, clearing cap space for other moves, and got a prospect out of it

 

[MinJaBen]

Feels like when you are playing Monopoly and you have two of the three properties of one of the colors and just need that last piece.





Hey Columbus fans, can I trade you Park Place for Laine Lane?

 

[To Be Determined]

I'm sorta low-key happy we helped a team out west clear some cap so maybe one of the "big name" defensemen actually ends up on that side of the bracket instead of in the metro.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

May he be like another JP we acquired from Edmonton that was a disappointing #4 overall draft pick that did pretty well for us.

*Breaks his heel into 1000 pieces in his first game* "that's not what I meant!"

 

[The Faulker 27]

Wow already up to 4 pages.

Pool party will be tied with Staal for 2nd on the team in hits (112) only behind Svech, and that's with 4 less ATOI minutes. He'll add some physicality to the bottom 6 for sure.

 

[To Be Determined]

Hey Columbus fans, can I trade you Park Place for Laine Lane?

If we don't get a photoshop of a turtle-necked thanos with aho, turbo, kk, poolparty, and laine as the jewels on the inFINNity guantlet at some point it really will be a missed opportunity.

 

[WreckingCrew]

If we don't get a photoshop of a turtle-necked thanos with aho, turbo, kk, poolparty, and laine as the jewels on the inFINNity guantlet at some point it really will be a missed opportunity.

JPs head must be storing the Mind Stone

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I mean I could see him as a very serviceable bottom 6 player for however long he stays here. Very likely the Fast replacement going forward, and maybe he finds his offensive game again and he moves up to the 2nd line.

Ain't no way in hell am I giving him anything more than a prove it contract going forward, and I'm not putting him in a position where he's expected to score. If he can't put up points with McDavid or Draisaitl, he's not putting up points here.

I'm really, really tempering my expectations here, so overall I 100% agree with you. But as far as potential upside is concerned... he did put up 36pts in 65 games last year. That's not nothing. It's not a 4oa pick, but it's not nothing.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I mean, it could just be that Jesse wasn't a fit for the Oilers' roster contruction. They practically have jack shit as far as good third line centers are concerned. We have two of the league's best defensive centers from a statistical standpoint in Staal and KK. He might be a good fit next to both of them.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Patrik Puistola is Finnish for Future Considerations

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Patrik Puistola is Finnish for Future Considerations

You made me Google him and... wait...

Forehead in, forehead out?

 

[Svechhammer]

I don't think anyone is going to mistake his physique for Brindy's.... lol