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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 06 November 2018 08:29

Puljujarvi was not terrible but he just doesn't do anything. They lost so the time has come to change the line up, get Rattie back in and send Puljujarvi down. He's just not ready yet. Let him develop.

I liked seeing that they finally changed the #1 PP unit and put Chiasson in Lucic's spot. The next change is Klefbom.


I saw a lot from Puljujarvi yesterday, despite getting stuck within the vortex where offence goes to die. Good back-checks, good stick, worked hard. Only played 11 minutes again last night, with not a sniff on the PP (despite the fact that the second unit still looks pretty atrocious.)

As for Klefbom, he does pass well with McDavid, but it's really not ideal having no one-time option there. He's got to set before shooting which allows defenders to ready themselves - it makes it much less effective. He is taking markedly more shots on goal than any other Oilers blue-liner though. I don't think there's anyone in the current lineup who displaces him. Larsson hasn't shown much to suggest he'd be a PP option. It's possible I guess that he's being passed over because he's been pigeon-holed as a defence first guy, but it's more likely this far in to his career that he really doesn't bring a lot of offence to the table.

He gets a lot of ice time with McDavid at 5v5 and only has 16 shots in 14 games this year. I don't think he would be an upgrade.

Now, if Bear comes up - maybe you have someone who's an option at some point...



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