Edmonton Oilers Rumors: “I’m not certain that Holland has the negotiating skills to move Puljujärvi without losing the deal.”

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Oilers Should Consider Selling High on Jesse Puljujärvi

Back up against the salary cap, with big money committed to a number of players, the team will certainly look different in 2021-22, and only time will tell if Holland’s roster design can lead the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley Cup.
One player, in particular, has a boatload of rediscovered value and has the potential to net Edmonton a nice return if they were to put him on the market, namely Jesse Puljujärvi.
I don’t know if I’d make the trade, and beyond that, I’m not certain that Holland has the negotiating skills to move Puljujärvi without losing the deal.
The one weak area in his game seems to be offensive finish.
- But while he scored 15 goals this past season, he did so playing a large number of minutes with #97.
Puljujärvi could be packaged with someone like backup goaltender Mikko Koskinen, who only has one year left at $4.5million but is otherwise unmovable, making the overall deal much more attractive, but also freeing up salary for an incoming player, be it a starting goalie or a proven scoring forward.
…if the player we saw last year is peak Puljujärvi, there will never be a better time to sell.

BLH’s Thoughts: If you think that a 23yr old Jesse Puljujarvi has hit his peak, stop analyzing hockey players immediately because you’ve got way too much to learn.

Now, if you believe that this player’s production is going to spike and lead to some contentious contract negotiations, that’s a much more believable road to go down.

The “McDavid Bump”, sure some players feel the impact, but what can be said for the players who have the ability to play with Edmonton’s captain? My belief is that they are better together than they are separated and you can check out this link if you reckon otherwise.

Another thing, most of Jesse’s production was 5v5… That’s him scoring at hockey’s highest difficulty level… Should the Oilers be moving on from somebody who can do that when that’s one of their Achilles’ heels?

Cult of Hockey (Staples)

The Edmonton Oilers draft pick with a bullet who has a bullet

Carter Savoie is the Edmonton Oilers draft pick with a bullet who has a bullet.
There were few more offensively gifted players in the 2020 draft class than Savoie.
- “Savoie reads defenders like few other players in the draft. He is acutely aware of opposing sticks and actively baits them. Savoie is deceptive; he looks off his targeted play and keeps the same grip on his stick, whether he’s passing, dangling, or shooting. Savoie fires with power, precision, and with some trickery; using screens to his advantage.” – Elite Prospects
There are questions about his hustle. Perhaps that’s why he fell to the fourth round of the 2020 draft where the Edmonton Oilers selected him 100th overall.
If someone had told me that Savoie had been the Oil’s first round pick in 2020, I would not have been disappointed. The kid was that good.
Right now, though, in my back-of-the-envelope assessment of the 2020 draft, I’ll suggest that while he was the 62nd forward taken in that draft, he’s shot up fast and would now be the 35th to 40th highest forward taken, going somewhere in the second round on a redraft.
Expectation for 2021-22 season: Last season, Savoie was tied for 11th in conference scoring with 0.86 points per game. The Top 4 players all average at least a point per game. If he keeps developing, Savoie can be expected to put up a point per game, if not 1.2 points per game, which would have him challenge for the conference scoring title.

BLH’s Thoughts: I’ve said in the past, if Savoie keeps on filling the net at the NCAA level, the comparisons to Cole Caufield will start.

What the organization may have in Savoie is something very special, I’m talking Brett Hull special with that shot of his and his innate ability to find the soft ice combined with his relaxed approach to the rest of the game, but in order for that to happen the team cannot force a square peg into a round hole like they tried with Nail Yakupov.

It’s a lofty comparison, I know that. Hull played in eras where skating competence didn’t need to be high, players used training camp to get into game shape, and team defense was horrid (at least early on in his career). However, the attributes that made him the dangerous player he was are shared by Savoie. Hell, even the parts of Hull’s game that drove fans made Savoie has, but if this Oilers prospect can carve out an NHL career for himself, it will be because he can fill the net on a consistent basis.

NHLTradeRumors.me

Washington Capitals: 2 Players Most Likely to be Traded

Evgeny Kuznetsov: The 29-year-old is on his way out in Washington as the team is sick and tired of his antics on and off the ice.Expect to see Kuznetsov heading west and some feel a deal to St Louis could make a ton of sense.
Draft Picks/Prospects: The Capitals will be going for it again next season and with an aging core, you can’t blame them.

Toronto Maple Leafs: 2 Players Most Likely to be Traded

Morgan Rielly: He’s going to get a huge raise from his $5 million per season and it’s likely the Leafs don’t want to watch him walk away for nothing, much like Zach Hyman just did.
Travis Dermott: Dermott is signed for two more seasons at $1.5 million, which certainly holds some value on the trade market.