Ty Rattie, Jesse Puljujarvi stepping up on right wing for Oilers in camp
EDMONTON — Ty Rattie and Jesse Puljujarvi are stepping up at training camp for the Edmonton Oilers, a team that has wide open competition at the right wing spot and needs to shore it up to rise in the standings this season.
The journeyman Rattie scored twice in a pre-season game Tuesday against Vancouver, and is slotted in to start the season on the top line with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
Puljujarvi also dominated against Vancouver, scoring one goal along with five shots on net and is playing with a confidence that has been lacking to date for the team’s top pick from 2016.
He is playing and excelling on a line with centre Ryan Strome and Jujhar Khaira, and at age 20 appears poised for a breakout season.