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Dallas Stars Daily Links: Buying Low on Puljujarvi

The Stars have a rare chance of gaining a high-potential player without much of a cost. Plus, Ben Bishop talks about the rulebook, draft day mania, and more.

As you’ve probably heard by now, Jesse Puljujarvi has requested a trade from the Edmonton Oilers. The reported cost is as low as a 3rd liner, which doesn’t make much sense until you realize how poorly he has done in Edmonton.

But Puljujarvi still has the potential that made him the 4th overall pick in 2016, and every NHL teams — including the Dallas Stars — should heavily consider trading for the young winger:

If you think Puljujarvi is a salvageable player at 21 and the cost isn’t prohibitive, then it makes sense for any team believing those two conditions are true to pursue a trade... Puljujarvi at that price is the exactly type of move a Stars team looking into infuse young offensive talent into the lineup should pursue.

Of course, teams can’t fool themselves they’re getting a superstar in Puljujarvi. But it’s also worth keeping in mind that he did play in Edmonton, plus he’s still fairly young

He actually profiles similarly with Nichushkin here, but with significantly more offensive ability. The key take away is that, yes, his 2019 season was terrible. He’s also barely 20 years old [sic], has dealt with a ton of adversity for three years, was hurt, and had to find his way under Hitchcock. I’d be willing to write that season off to give him a chance with all of those hindrances.

You can read more from Josh Lile here.

Stars Stories

Sean Shapiro peeks into the future at the 2021 Expansion Draft-related questions in his latest mailbag:

Ben Bishop has a nice, short interview with Greg Wyshnyski here about the current NHL rulebook:

Relive the 2017 draft as Mike Heika keeps you updated on how those draft picks are panning out:

Speaking of Miro Heiskanen...

[Ed. Note: Graham has informed us that he mistakenly listed "Jonathan Bernier" as writer number 2 on this list, which is incorrect. It should actually read "Jason Bell, Winnipeg Free Press."]

Around the League

It’s draft day! DownGoesBrown’s spies give you a sneak peek at what teams are planning this weekend:

More replay review. Oh boy...

The Carolina Hurricanes and goaltending troubles. Name a more iconic duo:

Finally, rough news for Ryan Callahan and the Tampa Bay Lightning:

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