Pittsburgh Penguinsin suomalaishyökkääjän Jesse Puljujärven erikoinen kohtelu sen kuin jatkuu.

Penguinsin päävalmentaja Mike Sullivan tiputti torstain harjoituksissa Puljujärven kokonaan pelaavan kokoonpanon ulkopuolelle. Suomalaisen ei odoteta pelaavan ensi yönä, kun Penguins kohtaa Anaheim Ducksin.

Puljujärven peliaika on tippunut viime aikoina kuin lehmän häntä. Kauden ensimmäisessä kuudessa ottelussa torniolainen pelasi keskimäärin 12:24 ottelua kohden, kun taas seuraavassa kolmessa ottelussa peliaikaa tuli keskimäärin 10:27 ottelua kohden. Keskiviikon ottelussa Puljujärvi pelasi nelosketjussa enää minimaaliset neljä minuuttia ja 59 sekuntia.

Erikoista on se, että kun Penguins menetti oikeaa laitaa pelaavan Bryan Rustin sairastuvalle, alkoi Puljujärven peliaika vähenemään, vaikka olisi luullut käyvän toisin päin. Puljujärvi on ollut tällä kaudella Penguinsin viidenneksi tehokkain pelaaja sekä NHL Edgen datan mukaan Penguinsin nopein luistelija.

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Blake Lizotte, who has been out since getting a concussion in the Hockeyville preseason game, did rushes:

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell
O’Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Bunting-Glass-Acciari
Hayes-Lizotte-Beauvillier
(Puljujarvi)

Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
(Shea-Nieto)

Penguins-fanit eivät olleet mielissään Puljujärven hyllytyksestä:

no seriously why does mike sullivan hate jesse puljujarvi
Puljujarvi playing his best games with Eller, than scratched, than moved around for others who have done less and now scratched again

nonsensical

Jesse58

@Jesse_L58

Pens Inside Scoop

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Blake Lizotte, who has been out since getting a concussion in the Hockeyville preseason game, did rushes:

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell
O’Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Bunting-Glass-Acciari
Hayes-Lizotte-Beauvillier
(Puljujarvi)

Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
(Shea-Nieto)
Scratch Beau over Pulju!!!

🚘🌞

@BesseCarson

Pens Inside Scoop

@PensInsideScoop
Blake Lizotte, who has been out since getting a concussion in the Hockeyville preseason game, did rushes:

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell
O’Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Bunting-Glass-Acciari
Hayes-Lizotte-Beauvillier
(Puljujarvi)

Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
(Shea-Nieto)
I’ll never understand why PULJU. gets the boot every time. He plays hard and does great on the forecheck

Crosby the Goat 🐐

@DaddyMattyD

Pens Inside Scoop

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Blake Lizotte, who has been out since getting a concussion in the Hockeyville preseason game, did rushes:

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell
O’Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Bunting-Glass-Acciari
Hayes-Lizotte-Beauvillier
(Puljujarvi)

Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
(Shea-Nieto)
Of course Sully scratches Puljujarvi the moment he can 🙄. God he needs to go

Ryan James

@RyanFiore

Pens Inside Scoop

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Blake Lizotte, who has been out since getting a concussion in the Hockeyville preseason game, did rushes:

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell
O’Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Bunting-Glass-Acciari
Hayes-Lizotte-Beauvillier
(Puljujarvi)

Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
(Shea-Nieto)
Really like Puustinen on that second line but I don’t understand Beauvillier over Puljujarvi. Sick of Sully playing his favorites
Fuck Sullivan for real now. Out of all the bums on the roster he scratches puljujarvi again.

Pens Inside Scoop

@PensInsideScoop
Blake Lizotte, who has been out since getting a concussion in the Hockeyville preseason game, did rushes:

Malkin-Crosby-Rakell
O’Connor-Eller-Puustinen
Bunting-Glass-Acciari
Hayes-Lizotte-Beauvillier
(Puljujarvi)

Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
(Shea-Nieto)