Former 4th overall pick Jesse Puljuvarvi is currently recovering from having both of his hips operated on at the end of June in New York. He stayed in New York to rehabilitate himself before returning home to Oulu on July 24th,
Puljujarvi has been known to have hip issues dating back to 2019. Last season was another tough one for the Finnish native. In 58 games with the Oilers he scored 5 goals and 14 points while averaging 12 minutes of ice time. Around the deadline he got his long rumored move to the Carolina Hurricanes where many hoped he could reignite his career being around so many Finish players on the team, sadly this wasn't the case. In the 17 regular season games that he played in after the trade to Carolina, he failed to score once while also posting just two assists. He also only appeared in seven postseason games, registering just a single assist.