Overview
- Reports from David Pagnotta and multiple outlets on Wednesday say several NHL teams are tracking Puljujarvi ahead of free agency, though no contract offers have been confirmed.
- Puljujarvi scored 52 points in 52 games for Genève‑Servette HC in 2025‑26 and added four goals and nine points in 10 games at the 2026 IIHF World Championship while playing for Finland.
- He underwent double hip resurfacing in June 2023 and league sources now tell reporters that his chronic hip problems appear to be behind him, a key reason teams are re‑evaluating him.
- Puljujarvi was the Oilers’ fourth overall pick in 2016 and has 58 goals and 128 points in 387 NHL games; since 2024 he signed with Pittsburgh, cleared waivers, joined the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers on a PTO, had a short stint with Florida, then moved to Switzerland.
- Analysts say he projects as a cheap, one‑year, middle‑six or third‑line option with upside, but they warn his European scoring may not fully translate to the NHL and that any offer will hinge on teams’ evaluations during free agency.