According to TSN's Ryan Rishuag, several teams have expressed an interest in acquiring disgruntled Edmonton forward Jesse Puljujärvi, with many discussions taking place over the last few weeks. However, Rishaug says Oilers GM Ken Holland will not make a deal unless he gets his asking price; a prospect with top-nine forward potential, and a draft pick.
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Rishaug adds the Oilers have made several attempts to get Puljujärvi to come back to the team, but it seems to be falling on deaf ears.
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Puljujärvi, a restricted free agent, has officially signed a one-year deal with his hometown team of Kärpät in the Finnish Elite League. He intends to stay there until the Oilers trade his rights to a different team. The contract with Kärpät does allow Puljujärvi to leave if he signs with another NHL team, but that needs to happen before December 1st of this year in order to be eligible to play in the NHL. Given his trade demand and reports of his difficulty keeping up with on-ice assignments, it comes as somewhat of a surprise that "several teams" are inquiring about obtaining his services. However, given the asking price, it's not a huge shock that he hasn't been dealt yet.
