Ramblings: Pool Party time; DeMelo and Domi sign; Draft thoughts; free agency looms – October 8
Michael Clifford
2020-10-08
The Oilers signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year deal worth $1.175M per season. The 22-year old forward played in Europe last year after playing parts of three seasons with Edmonton. It seemed the bridge was burned but with a new regime in charge, Pulju returns.
I have illustrated it before, but now that he's signed, it's worth doing it again. Here are Connor McDavid's numbers from 2016 through 2019 at 5-on-5 with Pulju on the wing, and then Leon Draisaitl on the wing (from Natural Stat Trick):
97 w/ Pulju (407 mins) | 97 w/ Drai (1981 mins) | |
CF/60 | 70.48 | 62.45 |
CA/60 | 57.54 | 55.94 |
xGF/60 | 3.51 | 2.98 |
xGA/60 | 2.59 | 2.43 |
xGF% | 57.53% | 55.03% |
GF/60 | 3.53 | 3.91 |
GA/60 | 2.21 | 2.88 |
GF% | 61.54% | 57.59% |
This is just so everyone can see – sample size issues aside – that the on-ice processes and results for McDavid playing with Pulju were similar or better to those with Draisaitl. He also