{"id":49472,"date":"2019-06-20T19:21:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T23:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=49472"},"modified":"2019-06-20T19:21:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T23:21:34","slug":"jesse-puljujarvi-demanding-trade-out-of-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/20\/jesse-puljujarvi-demanding-trade-out-of-edmonton\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Puljujarvi Demanding Trade Out of Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/By5lcGXB45c\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>It was recently reported that Oilers forward\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/puljuje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesse Puljujarvi\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/By5lcGXB45c\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demanded a trade out<\/a> of Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>According to TSN\u2019s Hockey Insider analyst, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenDreger\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darren Dreger <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Jesse Puljujarvi has made it clear to the Edmonton Oilers he wants to be traded. He wants a fresh start to his young NHL career\u201d<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this shouldn&#8217;t come as a huge surprise to many as Puljujarvi\u2019s name<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019\/06\/06\/nhl-rumours-edmonton-oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> has come up in the trade rumors<\/a> recently.<\/p>\n<h1>Jesse Puljujarvi Wants Out<\/h1>\n<p>In the grand scheme of things, this is not great news for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Teams around the NHL knows that Puljujarvi wants out. As a result, this gives the Oilers less bargaining power on any potential trade. On top of that, Puljujarvi hasn\u2019t done much in his young NHL career to warrant a huge return.<\/p>\n<p>Through 139 NHL games with the Oilers, Puljujarvi only managed to score 17 goals and 37 points. The 21-year-old only managed four goals and nine points in 46 games last season.<\/p>\n<h2>Oilers in No Rush to Trade<b><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>On another note, Dreger <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenDreger\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported that<\/a>\u00a0\u201c the Oilers are willing to accommodate, but won\u2019t give him away and intend on being patient in finding a right fit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jesse Puljujarvi has made it clear to the Edmonton Oilers he wants to be traded. He wants a fresh start to his young NHL career. It\u2019s believed the Oilers are willing to accommodate, but won\u2019t give him away and intend on being patient in finding a right fit.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenDreger\/status\/1141395939266945024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Puljujarvi&#8217;s agent <strong>Markus Lehto<\/strong>, also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescore.com\/nhl\/news\/1788424?fbclid=IwAR1oXJOzKtiRATjq59FLsyrYgNfeXW6o3tyaJHUq_837TFE4N9INJJ-N_84\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> told Sportsnet<\/a>, \u201cIf [Puljujarvi] doesn\u2019t get traded, he will play in Europe next year. He will not play in Edmonton.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, a Puljujarvi trade may take some time to come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, it sounds like Oilers&#8217; GM <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hollake01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ken Holland<\/a><\/strong> is willing to wait for the right deal to come along and not trade Puljujarvi away for nothing.<\/p>\n<h2>Jesse Puljujarvi Potential in the NHL<b><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Puljujarvi was one of the most hyped prospects at the 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019-nhl-entry-draft-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHL Entry Draft<\/a>. But ever since entering the league, he has yet to be the high-impact player many scouts expected him to be.<\/p>\n<p>He hasn\u2019t been able to score more than 12 goals or 20 points in a single season.\u00a0over the past three seasons with the Oilers, he has struggled become a consistent top-nine forward for the team.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, we can&#8217;t forget that Puljujarvi is only 21. So it might be too early to write him off, as there is still time for him to figure things out in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>But sadly for Edmonton fans, they probably won\u2019t get to see Puljujarvi hit his prime in an Oilers uniform.<\/p>\n<h2>The Oilers Going Forward<\/h2>\n<p>At this point, not all is lost for the Oilers. Given Puljujarvi\u2019s untapped potential, some teams may be willing to take a chance on developing him.<\/p>\n<p>In return, the Oilers could potentially get a more experienced player they could inject in their lineup right away.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, it is all rumors and speculations, but could the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> potentially be a viable trade partner?<\/p>\n<p>They are trying to give <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marnemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitch Marner<\/a><\/strong> a new big raise. this means they will have to find ways to shed salary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/15\/nhl-rumours-toronto-maple-leafs-vancouver-canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Some rumours suggest that<\/a> a name like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownco02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Brown<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapanka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kasperi Kapanen<\/a><\/strong> or even\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kadrina01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nazem Kadri<\/a><\/strong> may be moved out.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, could a potential deal revolving around one of those names for Puljujarvi work out for both sides?<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"k3X54QabSi1K0VIcei2xyA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1127907345\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'k3X54QabSi1K0VIcei2xyA',sig:'3kg3EVt_U7aAC1ViUyfzg08WOElL_gcBtr1FQYEHv-A=',w:'594px',h:'446px',items:'1127907345',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/By5lcGXB45c\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link It was recently reported that Oilers forward\u00a0Jesse Puljujarvi\u00a0has\u00a0demanded a trade out of Edmonton. According to TSN\u2019s Hockey Insider analyst, Darren Dreger \u201cJesse Puljujarvi has made it clear to the Edmonton Oilers he wants to be traded. He wants a fresh start to his young NHL career\u201d. Overall, this shouldn&#8217;t come as a huge surprise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2962,"featured_media":49510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,34],"tags":[507,138,212,2220,235,72],"class_list":["post-49472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oilers","category-news","tag-connor-brown","tag-edmonton-oilers","tag-jesse-puljujarvi","tag-kasperi-kapanen","tag-nazem-kadri","tag-toronto-maple-leafs"],"modified_by":"William Grigsby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2962"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}