Why did the Blue Jackets pass on Jesse Puljujarvi?

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Forwards Jesse Puljujarvi and Patrik Laine dominated during Finland's run to a 2016 World Junior Championship win. (Heikki Saukkomaa /Lehtikuva via AP)

The first pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft was a lock. The third seemed so, too. Whichever Finn the Winnipeg Jets took at No. 2 — either Patrik Laine of Jesse Puljujarvi — would leave the other to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

But Finnish GM and former scout Jarmo Kekalainen surprised the draft floor Friday night when his club took Pierre-Luc Dubois.

Rory Boylen and Gary Joyce joined Ben Ennis Saturday on Sportsnet Magazine Live to examine the decision that left Puljujarvi to be taken instead by the Edmonton Oilers.

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Listen to the full segment here

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