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 jds308
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| CrudeRemarks wrote on Tue, 27 August 2019 14:27 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 27 August 2019 11:07 |
| Kr55 wrote on Tue, 27 August 2019 10:21 |
Tikkanen with his take on what happened to Pulju, complete with intangibles comment to clarify, hehe.
Esa Tiki Tikkanen @tikitalk10
Puljujärvi never really had what it takes to make it in #Oilers. He is a very skilled player but in Edmonton you just need to have something more. Believe me, I know!!
However all the best to Jesse. He makes upcoming #Liiga season very interesting 👍👍👍
Esa Tiki Tikkanen @tikitalk10
Edmonton is 100% hockey town where everyone expects you to give 110%. And not just game days but all the time! I loved it but I know it can be hard for many players!! Especially when you are a young kid with high expectations.
Meh, time will tell how this works out. Kid just needs to play right now and try to get his confidence back.
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Tikkanen may have ties to the Oilers but he is not the first Finnish guy who have said very similar things. I have read multiple Finnish media people with zero ties to Edmonton say similar. Immature, lacks the commitment and want to succeed.
The ball is in JP's court to salvage himself but I think the fact he is willing to sign over in a lesser league in his home country rather than get a fresh start with a new GM and new coach who let it be known to JP that he was welcome back, speaks to how he is as a person and player. I am not expecting anything more than just and OK season from him. Hopefully I am wrong.
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It's true regardless of what went on before this that JP is making an odd decision. On the face of it, with a new coach and GM, it looks like it could be a fresh start for a player that struggled under the old regime. Two possible reasons are a conflict in the dressing room, or that the management changes didn't go deep enough...
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There's another possibilty. It's been widely speculated that Chia and the JP camp had handshake agreements in place for NHL time and/or limited AHL time. Who knows what other deals were in place, pizza Thursdays maybe? The fact that Chia has been given the boot would also now void any and all handshake deals, meaning the player would have to be treated like everyone else and earn his spot based on merrit. Maybe teammates were aware of these agreements and weren't happy about it and resentment formed. With Chia gone, JP has no upper level support, and as a result doesn't want to deal with the fall out in the dressing room making a trade the only NHL option for him. So if Chia was still around, JP would be as well. That's my consipary theory for the day anyway.
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