{"id":42128,"date":"2019-02-23T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=42128"},"modified":"2019-02-22T22:52:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T03:52:53","slug":"oilers-jesse-puljujarvi-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/23\/oilers-jesse-puljujarvi-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Oilers Jesse Puljuj\u00e4rvi Situation A Delicate One"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amongst the many mistakes the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> front office has made in the past decade, prospect development has ranked high on the list. For proof of this, look no further than the mismanagement of young Finnish forward Jesse Puljujarvi<\/a>.<\/strong> Unable to find his stride at the NHL level to this point, frustrations are flying high in Edmonton. Despite the imperfection of his early NHL career, recent history shows the Oilers should exercise patience in outcasting another one of their highly regarded prospects.<\/p>\n

Oilers Jesse Puljuj\u00e4rvi Not The Only Recent Late Bloomer<\/h1>\n

Coming off a historic World Junior Championships performance in 2016, Puljuj\u00e4rvi was taken fourth overall by Edmonton in the 2016 draft. As Oilers radio analyst Bob Stauffer notes, his expectations were high given Puljuj\u00e4rvi’s previous accomplishments:<\/p>\n

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On Jesse Puljujarvi.
I am the first to admit I would have thought he would\u2019ve gained more traction to this point in his NHL career.
Especially given his performance in 2016 WJC.
However.
He is still only 20.
Life (let alone hockey) isn\u2019t always one continuous upward trajectory<\/p>\n

— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) February 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n