Waived: [PIT] F Jesse Puljujarvi waived by the Penguins (cleared)

[Muffin]

He wasn't the north American grinder who stumbles around and does a lot of nothing who Sullivan loves as a self insert.

He definitely earned his spot in the lineup and was becoming a pretty solid player for the Penguins but Sullivan refused to play him. Why have him in the lineup when you have such a cog like Matt Nieto?

I had no idea Nieto was still in the league..

 

[elmaco]

He had a productive start to the season, guess he just doesn't fit Sullivans plans.

 

[tfwnogf]

the Oilers could use a big body forward like Pulju. Make it so.

 

[TheTrashMan]

 

[Darren McCord]

He had a productive start to the season, guess he just doesn't fit Sullivans plans.

He’s not from Boston so he needs to be traded. Probably making room to trade for Kreider since he went to Boston college.

That’s is the Sullivan way

 

[Icarium]

I had no idea Nieto was still in the league..

He even scored a goal recently. He is going to coast on that for a long, long time since Sullivan loves the Nietos of this world.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Wonder if Dallas would put a claim in, they've got some injuries on forward and they love there Finns.

 

[3074326]

The Blue Jackets could (but probably won't) do the funniest thing ever in the next 24 hours

Why is picking up the Pens trash funny? Am I missing something here?

 

[Goal Caufield50]

Guessing the Habs pick him up.

not likely but they will be trading some vets in expiring contracts and have an open roster spot. Could happen.

 

[Cup or Bust]

I haven't watched Puljujarvi since he left the Oilers but his biggest problem is sometimes he plays really well and the rest of the time he does absolutely nothing, like AHL level player absolutely nothing. There is not enough in between with him. If he ever improved his consistency and played with more urgency and focus, he would be a solid player. Not sure if that has changed much or not.

 

[banks]

This guy's draft position got him 3 more years in the NHL than he deserved. He might get claimed by a team with injuries to be their 12/13th forward. But he'll be in Europe by next season.

I have nothing against the guy. But he was never anything special at the NHL level. Buh-bye.

 

[BillyOcean]

Why is picking up the Pens trash funny? Am I missing something here?

I mean the bluejackets have a pretty pathetic history. They have to find entertainment somehow

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

Probably his last NHL stint I would imagine.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

On the other side of the spectrum, the Capitals haven’t played a Finn in a regular season game since 2007.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Member when JFresh posted this guy to be one of the dominant defensive players ever? I member

Amazing how many ppl ate that sh** up

 

[Helistin]

This Oiler fan wishes Puljujarvi well wherever he ends up.

What if he ends up with the Oilers?

 

[LTIR]

What if he ends up with the Oilers?

Skinner is in healthy scratch territory.
Puljujarvi isn't an upgrade over him, Kane or Perry but I wouldn't mind if Oilers claimed him.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Member when JFresh posted this guy to be one of the dominant defensive players ever? I member

Amazing how many ppl ate that sh** up

Just another fail by a dummy that hsi terrible charts carry waaaaaaay too much impact here.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

PoolParty hoping OJ in the category of Finnished busts from that WJC squad.

Laine hasn’t been able to live up to the hype but when healthy, still a very productive player.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

 

[Ryder71]

He played well enough to get a jersey here over a couple others, but It's not changing Pittsburgh's trajectory one way or another. I wish him well.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Guessing the Habs pick him up.

Doubt it, last thing they need is bottom 6 forwards they have 10 or 11 already

 

[TFHockey]

What if he ends up with the Oilers?

I think that is doubtful, but if he replaces a worse player I wouldn't complain.

 

[biturbo19]

As expected. Had a little bit of a mini-streak early, but he is what he is. And it's not good enough.

He's just not a smart player. Doesn't see the ice well and plays the whole game with his head down. Handles the puck poorly. Doesn't have a particularly great shot. Fast in a straight line, but ponderous and clumsy as heck, completely lacking in agility and the finer points of 4-direction skating. He's an absolute "tweener". Isn't even remotely close to good enough offensively to justify any sort of Top-6/Scoring Line role...but doesn't play with enough consistent intensity, or bring enough to ST/PK, and isn't good at all defensively to play a solid Bottom-6 role. Whatever metrics ever said he was, were wrong, presumably due to some distortion.

There's just not really much place in the NHL for guys like that.

He absolutely got more chances at it than your average guy, due to his draft pedigree though. After this year, it's gotta be back to Europe i'd assume. He can be a top player in Finland in a nice stable situation, still making decent money. Played a decent number of NHL games and will probably play a few more before the season is out...but it's hard to see him getting another extra chance at this point.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Decent bottom 6 player, coach just doesnt like him.