Oilers send Puljujarvi to AHL
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Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi will not begin the season with the big club.
The 2016 fourth overall pick was assigned to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League on Sunday to begin the 2017-18 campaign, the team announced.
The 19-year-old failed to make enough of an impression in preseason action by tallying just two goals and three points in five contests. Puljujarvi will now return to the AHL, where he spent the majority of last season, putting up 12 goals and 28 points in 39 games.
The club also placed defenseman Mark Fayne on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to Bakersfield.
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