Penguins Sign Jesse Puljujärvi

The Penguins have signed forward Jesse Puljujärvi, the team announced today. The contract will run through the 2024-25 season at an average annual value of $800 thousand.

Quite a bargain for a player taken fourth overall in the 2016 Entry Draft.

Funny, but when I learned this morning Puljujärvi had been held out of the Baby Pens’ 3-1 victory over Leigh Valley on Saturday night I thought…oh, no…he’s had a setback. Thankfully, the healthy scratch was due to Jesse’s pending promotion.

I’ve been intrigued by Puljujärvi ever since Pens GM Kyle Dubas extended a tryout offer to the hulking Swedish-born Finn back in December. Paving the way for what proved to be a very successful and productive…