McYoungGuns
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correct me if I'm wrong but I was sure that we were allowed 25 players while in Europe
News Article: Training camp starts. Camp discussion
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McShogun99
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The upcoming expansion draft is another factor to keep him in Jr for 1 more season. He’ll be playing on a stacked team which should reduce his minutes. He can also work on things he needs to be a better pro.
SomeDudeOTI
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Come out of the gate strong, beat all the good teams and carry that momentum for the rest of the year. (Right?!?)
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Yeah I think there is a good chance Jones shows himself more NHL ready, but Bouchard is the shiny new toy. I would be shocked to see the Oilers play Jones over Bouchard to start the season.
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Hes not going to have the rope he did last year, if he stumbles he will be watching
SomeDudeOTI
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We're about to find out, he doesn’t have the greatest history starting the season but I think he'll be pretty focused this year so we'll see.
This is pretty huge, people can say what they want about Koskinen but he's no Brossoit and has the potential to steal the job. Between that and a contract year, Talbot has a lot to motivate himself with.
Went back and listened to McLellans interviews from camp and it sounds like Rieder is impressing him heavily so far. Called his line with Drai and Lucic their best in camp
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Well, Jones will be in the AHL and can be recalled at any time. Once Bouchard is sent down he's on the farm unless there's an emergency recall or the Knights season ends. For this reason they have to see what they have in Bouchard first.
I wonder if he focused too much on getting bigger and as a result lost speed? It is indeed early, but unless he picks it up soon he might be a fairly early cut.
McOvechking
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It is early, but I don't think we've hit paydirt with Yam. Hopefully he develops into an NHL player one day, but he's not there yet
guymez
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Interesting point about his weight....I havent seen the results from the medical. Dont they release that during camp? I am curious to know what he came in at.
He really does need to pick it up....being an early cut would be big blow for him.
guymez
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Thats my thinking as well. He is going to need time and thats absolutely okay.
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Smaller players usually take longer to develop IMO. I was hoping that he'd be ready fairly quickly but if not, it's more crucial for a guy like Puljujarvi to take that next step.
IIRC he mentioned that he was working on getting bigger and stronger this past offseason.
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I'd actually prefer Yam to start in the AHL, I think.
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The best part about the Rieder signing is the Oilers keep his rights after the contract. I think him and Draisaitl will be good together.
Bryanbryoil
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If he says there for a yearor two it won't be the end of the world especially if a guy like Benson steps up in the interim.
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The kids been overhyped on here all year. Most people have him above JP as a prospect. He’s a tiny kid. He should take years to develop.
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guymez
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I like Yamamoto (he has potential) but I never understood putting him above Puljujarvi on the depth chart.
Made no sense at all to me.
If I could only keep one and was forced to make a decision between the 2 players the choice is obvious IMO.
Yamamoto needs to show he can play with men and the AHL is the obvious place to do that. If he shows well down there for an extended period of time then by all means bring him up.
I dont expect to see him in an Oiler jersey any earlier than the middle of next season to be honest.
guymez
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There is a thread where plenty of posters have done just that. I posted once and just left it alone.
Career arcs matter. Yamamoto's is good, Puljujarvi's is verging on suspect.
There's no question whatsoever who is the higher pedigree, more physically ready NHL prospect is between these two and it's Puljujarvi. But it's very easy for me to see Yamamoto siezing the opportunity and Puljujarvi continuing to stagnate based on their last 12 months.
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