The Edmonton Oilersannounced Monday that the team has assigned the rookie winger to its AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.
Puljujarvi has appeared in 28 games this season, scoring one goal and seven assists, with his lone goal on the year coming in the season opener.
The Finnish forward was scratched for Edmonton's last two games and played just 3:27 in his last appearance, a game in which he saw just one shift after the opening period.
In another roster move on Monday, the Oilers also placed goaltender Jonas Gustavsson on waivers.
Next season teams will be restricted to just one home and one away jersey, eliminating all third jerseys, multiple sources have told the Star Tribune, according to Michael Russo.
The report sites the reason for the change is that Adidas will be taking over from Reebok as the official jersey provider for the NHL and the elimination of third jerseys is to help ease the transition.
According to Russo, the Minnesota Wild are deciding on what direction to go with their jerseys for next year. The team could decide to either use their red jerseys or their green ones - currently used as their third option - as their home decor.
Russo suggests the club is likely to elect to go with the green and that such a decision could also mean a slight redesign of their current third jersey.
Elsewhere in the league, Newsday's Arthur Staple backed the report, adding that the change will mean that the New York Islanders will no longer don their black and white uniforms and will keep the classic blue and orange sweater as their home jersey.
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Here is a look at the Squad Up daily NHL fantasy picture for Monday, Jan. 9 (all advanced statistics courtesy of Corsica.Hockeyand apply to 5v5 situations):
Dynamic Duos
C Jeff Carter (64K) & LW Tanner Pearson (54K), Kings (vs. Stars): Dallas' goaltending situation is ugly. Both Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi are quite terrible to say the least. As a team, the Stars allow 3.03 goals against per game. Carter is second in the NHL in goals. He and Pearson have a combined 10 points in their last four games.
C Bryan Little (45K) & RW Blake Wheeler (56K), Jets (vs. Flames): With LW Patrik Laine (concussion) sidelined, Little and Wheeler become the most appetizing duo in the Jets' lineup. Flames Gs Chad Johnson nor Brian Elliott strike much fear into opposing players.
C Sean Monahan (43K) & LW Johnny Gaudreau (62K), Flames (at Jets): Monahan is having a down season, but his reduced salary provides great daily fantasy value. Gaudreau is also cheaper than expected. The Jets rank in the bottom-five in the NHL in both SV% and GAA.
Bargain Plays
LW Phillip Danault (27K), Canadiens (vs. Capitals): Montreal is dealing with a glut of injuries right now, specifically up front. Danault is centering Montreal's top line alongside the club's two most healthy and reliable wingers, Max Pacioretty and Alexander Radulov. The matchup isn't favorable, but he's in the right situation.
RW Drew Stafford (25K), Jets (vs. Flames): Stafford has been bumped up to the first line to fill the void of Laine. Skating on a line with speedy RW Nikolaj Ehlers and dynamic C Mark Scheifele provides Stafford, a former 30-goal scorer, with great fantasy value relative to his salary.
D Jacob Trouba (31K), Jets (vs. Flames): Trouba's five-game point streak came to an end in his last game, but there's no reason why he can't begin another one Monday. He is averaging over 25 minutes per game in his last six outings and Calgary's goaltending isn't what you would define as stable.
Top Fades
G Cory Schneider (99K), Devils (vs. Panthers): Florida does have a lackluster offense, so this would be an opportune time for Schneider to snap out of his season-long funk, but it simply isn't worth the risk with other goalies more economically priced (see Braden Holtby, 75K).
C Colton Sceviour (39K), Panthers (at Devils): Sceviour has just three points, all assists, in his last 23 games. He does not warrant a 39K price tag whatsoever.
RW Patrick Eaves (37K), Stars (at Kings): Eaves did most of his damage early in the year while playing with LW Jamie Benn and C Tyler Seguin. He now finds himself on the fourth line, therefore cratering his fantasy value. He does see time with the man advantage, but the Kings are a disciplined team with a strong penalty kill.
Contrarian Options
C Evgeny Kuznetsov (44K), Capitals (at Canadiens): Kuznetsov has been one of the biggest disappointments in all of hockey this season. He'll surely be faded against G Carey Price. He is showing signs of coming on with six points in his last three games. Montreal's injuries have led to a youthful and inexperienced lineup in front of Price.
LW Patrick Sharp (32K), Stars (at Kings): Most have stuck a fork in Sharp by now. He has just three points in 14 games on the season. However, he is playing on the top line with Seguin and C Jason Spezza and is also seeing time on the top power-play unit.
G Connor Hellebuyck (92K), Jets (vs. Flames): Hellebuyck has been lit up in three of his last four starts, so most will fade him, especially considering his price tag. However, he has been two different goalies at home and on the road. At home he has a .920 SV% and a 2.48 GAA.
It's one thing for a goalie to score a goal. But to do it with the opposition on the man advantage?
That was the story Saturday, when Val-D'or Foreurs netminder Etienne Montpetit fired a long-range shot from behind his own net and into the opposing cage, cementing his team's 6-2 victory over the Quebec Remparts.
It was a successful night on all counts for Montpetit, who stopped 33 pucks that came his way as he sealed his 10th victory of the season.
The 19-year-old has a 10-8-0 record in the QMJHL this season, and his shorthanded goal helps pad his impressive offensive statistics. He now has two points on the season (one goal, one assist).
A scoring change was made Monday morning regarding the Rangers' 5-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
The correction sees Michael Grabner now credited with the team's fourth goal of the game, which had originally been given to defenseman Adam Clendening.
Having finished the game with two goals and an assist already, the scoring change means Grabner is now credited with a hat trick and an assist, the team announced.
The goal gives Grabner his fourth hat trick of his career and 19 goals on the year, putting him in a tie for sixth place league-wide.
Brent Burns is a wizard, but you knew that, just look at that beard.
All joking aside, the San Jose Sharks defenseman has quickly staked his name as one of the premiere blue-liners in the league, and this season he is on pace to hit a milestone that very few in his position have ever eclipsed.
With 15 goals in 40 games, Burns is on pace to hit 30 goals this season, a mark that is nearly unheard of for a defenseman.
Just how rare is the feat? Well, in the history of the league the 30-goal mark has only been achieved by defenders on 18 occasions and by only nine different individuals: Bobby Orr, Paul Coffey, Dit Clapper, Doug Wilson, Kevin Hatcher, Ray Bourque, Mike Green, Phil Housely, and Denis Potvin.
Green was the latest player to tally 30 when he netted 31 during the 2008-09 season as a member of the Washington Capitals and before him was Hatcher, who did so in 1993.
So, if Burns is able to keep the same pace, or even accelerate it, he could join some elite company. Of course, this isn't exactly unprecedented for the 31-year-old, given that the next highest single-season total in goals by a defenseman since Green's 30 was posted by Burns last season when he scored 27.
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Phil Kessel
How does Kessel follow up a Stanley Cup win? Easy. By offering up the best season of his career.
The 29-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins winger has soared through the past week and change, collecting two goals and four assists in five games. Those numbers make him not only one of the hottest members of the Penguins, but also on pace to match his career-best 82 points, set in his third season with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Very quietly, Kessel has played his way into the NHL's top scorers, sitting 11th overall, and in the top 10 among forwards - San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns sits even with Kessel at 39 points. Kessel also ranks nine points back of the league lead in scoring, but just five points from second overall, shared by teammate Sidney Crosby and Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane.
Jonas Gustavsson
There's a problem in the Edmonton crease. While starter Cam Talbot has been impressive this season, coming away with 20 wins plus a .920 save percentage and 2.44 goals-against average, the same cannot be said for backup Gustavsson.
The Swedish netminder has made seven appearances this season, while finding a single win in the process. That includes Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators, in which Gustavsson allowed four goals on just 17 shots, before the Senators finished off the evening with an empty netter. Gustavsson's only win on the season came Nov. 6 in a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, in which he stopped 22 of 23 shots.
In any event, such shaky play by Gustavsson has forced Oilers bench boss Todd McLellan to regularly call on Talbot. That's left the Edmonton faithful curious about the long-term fatigue on Talbot. The 29-year-old goaltender is on pace to play 72 games this season, despite his previous high-water mark of 56 games, while he's pushed north of 37 games on only two occasions.
Anthony Duclair
Saying it was a rough start to the season for Duclair would be an understatement.
The Arizona Coyotes winger struggled through the classic sophomore slump well into the season's early goings, coming away with just five points through the first 31 games. That marked the polar opposite from Duclair's first year in the desert, when the rookie impressed with 20 goals and 24 assists through his freshman campaign.
But things have turned around for Duclair of late, as he's tallied four points in Arizona's last six matches. It's a good sign for Duclair, who was a frequent subject of trade speculation through the early months of the season. Given his improved play, Duclair has been rewarded with greater ice time, as the 16:32 he saw Saturday versus the New York Islanders was his fourth-most in 37 games this season, a game in which Duclair added a shootout marker as the Coyotes secured their first victory in nine games.
The All-Star Game is nearly here, meaning that at any time now, the NHL will spring official roster selections on us for the Los Angeles showcase.
So to beat the press release, here's how the rosters should shake down for the three-on-three tournament we can hope will entertain us for another year.
Keep in mind that six forwards, three defenders, and two goalies make up the squads.
And, alas, every team must be represented.
The Metro
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (c) Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils John Tavares, New York Islanders
Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Schultz, Pittsburgh Penguins
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
On call: Evgeni Malkin, Cam Atkinson, Jakub Voracek
This was little fun.
First, Malkin and Atkinson absolutely deserve to be there. It's wrong they're not. But in squeezing in a representative from each team, we had to prioritize a) ensuring each player genuinely warrants selection, b) that they're deserving in the context of their own locker room, and c) that the player's skills would translate to three-on-three. This is about entertainment, after all.
With that in mind, Skinner and Hall make the roster in lieu of Malkin, Atkinson, and a slew of worthy forwards because Werenski and Schultz are that much more deserving (and, frankly, more enticing options) than defenders we could consider from the Hurricanes and Devils.
Elsewhere, Tavares has to be on the team; there isn't another option on Long Island. And while there's an argument Malkin warrants selection over Ovechkin, word is the NHL wants the active players to be included in the "100 Greatest" unveiling to be participants at the event.
The Atlantic
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning Rasmus Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens (c) Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
On call: Shea Weber, David Pastrnak, Alexander Radulov
It was fairly cut and dry, but with one strategic decision in having Ristolainen over Weber. The rationale is twofold: Ristolainen is most deserving in Buffalo, while the omission of Weber also allows the inclusion of Marchand, who has been the productive member of arguably the best line in hockey.
Elsewhere, if Barkov can't represent Florida, Jonathan Marchessault should receive the invitation. His 2.42 all-situations points rate is best in Sunrise.
The Central
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks Patrik Laine, Winnipeg Jets Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
On call: Mark Scheifele, Eric Staal, Kevin Shattenkirk
Despite the wealth of talent in the division, the Central roster seems fairly obvious as well.
The top-five scorers are on the team, while MacKinnon has been the most productive player on the last-place Avs. It's really a coin flip between Laine and Scheifele (and Scheifele may go anyway based on Laine's injury), but for now, we're going with the polarizing rookie sniper.
The Pacific
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames Bo Horvat, Vancouver Canucks
Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings Cam Fowler, Anaheim Ducks
Cam Talbot, Edmonton Oilers Mike Smith, Arizona Coyotes
On call: Rickard Rakell, Leon Draisaitl, Dougie Hamilton
Ekman-Larsson's impact in relation to the other members of the Arizona backline is undeniable, but Smith deserves some recognition for his performance on a team allowing more shots than any other. His .918 save percentage, which is near the top of the division, is impressive given the circumstances.
We went with Fowler over Ekman-Larsson because the Ducks defender ranks second among Pacific Division counterparts with nine goals - and a last-place team shouldn't boast two representatives under this format.
