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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Afterwards, Penguins General Manager Kyle Dubas released a statement providing insight into the decision. " } }, { "id": "hfbef3sb-5f4wanp7", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/mattvensel/status/1888351847250899255", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1888351847250899255", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "An interesting name in that statement is Markus Lehto, who is Puljujarvi’s agent. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Lehto has long been a close acquaintance with Panthers General Manager Bill Zito, as the two co-founded a sports agency in the 90s and have remained tight in the decades since. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Could there be a fit in Florida for the former high draft pick?" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Potentially." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "If Puljujarvi is willing and physically able to play Florida’s gritty, defensive, demanding style, he’s certainly got the speed and skill to keep up. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "He'll get a taste of what the Panthers do at the NHL level playing with Charlotte, as Checkers Head Coach Geordie Kinnear runs a similar system as to what Paul Maurice employs in Florida. 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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Checkers currently sit in third place in the Atlantic Division, one point back of second place Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Since being selected by Edmonton in the 2016 NHL Draft, Puljujarvi has played 382 NHL games for the Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins, accumulating 57 goals and 127 points. 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Jesse Puljujarvi signs PTO with Florida Panthers' AHL affiliate