Puljujarvi misses Oilers practice; Woodcroft says GM has 'a lot of balls in the air'
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Forward Jesse Puljujarvi was absent from Oilers practice in Edmonton Thursday morning fuelling speculation that the former fourth-overall pick may be on his way out of town.
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi was absent from Oilers practice in Edmonton Thursday morning fuelling speculation that the former fourth-overall pick may be on his way out of town.
Head coach Jay Woodcroft said "yes" he expected a roster move on Friday but replied "no" when asked to say who will be moving.
The team needs to make changes in order to fit forward Kailer Yamamoto into the team's salary cap after he was injured for more than a month.
That could include a trade, placing a player or players on waivers or sending younger players down to the AHL.
"[GM Ken Holland has] got a lot of balls in the air and the one thing I do know is that Yamamoto is going to play tomorrow," Woodcroft said with a smile.
The coach was asked directly about Puljujarvi, Evander Kane and Vincent Desharnais missing practice.
Kane has missed morning skates recently because of a nagging injury and Desharnais didn't play Wednesday because of an illness. Puljujarvi played 11 minutes during a 5-4 shootout loss to Detroit.
