Recent Top-5 Draft Pick Opens Up on Potential Career-Ending Surgery

Recent top-5 draft pick Jesse Puljujarvi opens up regarding his potentially career-ending surgery that happened this offseason.

In a recent news interview with a Finnish media outlet, Puljujarvi shared some of his experience recovering from his double hip replacement.

A double hip replacement is a long and arduous recovery, as Puljujarvi highlights. It is a long rehab process, that could see Puljujarvi out for a lengthy period.

Puljujarvi wasn't offered a qualifying offer by Carolina prior to his surgery and is now a UFA, however, he hasn't heard from any NHL teams. This isn't lowering his spirits, though, as he is confident that teams are waiting for him to get healthy again.

His future in the NHL is definitely uncertain as of now and relies heavily on his ability to regain his health. However, with the right recovery, Puljujarvi could easily find himself back in the NHL.

As seen on Hockey Patrol - "Finnish Top Five Pick Could Have His NHL Career End This Year"

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