One of the NHL's best prospect about to be sent down?

Despite notching 4 points in his last 6 games, he's getting closer to the AHL.

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Published 7 years ago
One of the NHL's best prospect about to be sent down?
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The 2016 draft was full of surprises, except for the first two selections. When Jarmo Kekalainen stepped on the stage, everybody in the room expected him to draft his fellow Finnish Jesse Puljujarvi. "From the Cap-Breton Screaming Eagles, Pierre-Luc Dubois" left a huge silence in the building before a round of applause. 

Going back to the 2016 IIHF World Juniors Championship, Puljujarvi and Laine were neck to neck and it was all a question of preferences. As the season came along, Patrick Laine established himself as the better of the two finnish players and narrowed down the gap between him and Matthews. 

Still, with the 4th selection overall, the Edmonton Oilers were delighted to draft Jesse Puljujarvi. He even scored his first goal on his very first game, a promising start for the big-bodied forward. Since then, Jesse haven't scored a single goal in 19 games, notching 6 assists during that goal drought.

An healthy scratch for the last game, Puljujarvi was used a little bit over 8 minutes in his last start. According to Sportsnet' Luke Fox, Puljujarvi's days in Edmonton are numbered as he might very well be heading to the AHL within the next days.

Source: Sportsnet