When news broke Tuesday morning that the <a href="http://oilersnation.com/combinations">Edmonton Oilers</a> had signed pending restricted free agent <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/prospect-roby-jarventie-signs-one-year-deal-edmonton-oilers">Roby Jarventie to a one-year contract</a>, it came as a surprise to many.

After all, <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-prospect-roby-jarventie-play-in-finland">Finnish reports</a> surfaced months ago that Jarventie, 22, was planning to leave North America and return to his home country, signing a deal to play for Tappara — the same organization in which his two younger brothers play.
What wasn&#8217;t known at the time was that his deal, a three-year pact, in Finland had an NHL out clause, Oilersnation&#8217;s Jason Gregor reported, and that Jarventie&#8217;s goal was to remain in North America.
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Oilers signed Jarventie to a one-year, two-way deal today. Jarventie signed a contract in Finland in March, but he did that as a backup as he and his agent weren’t sure if Edmonton would re-sign him. He has an out clause as his goal was to remain with the Oilers.
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It wasn&#8217;t a surprise that Jarventie had considered options beyond the Oilers organization. When he was acquired by the team a year ago from the Ottawa Senators for failed first-round pick Xavier Bourgault and another prospect in Jake Chiasson, Jarventie had been recovering from a knee injury suffered the year prior that limited him to 22 AHL games.
He didn&#8217;t draw into the lineup until November, playing two games early in the month and <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/oilers-prospect-report-roby-jarventie-impresses-in-first-games-with-organization">looking good doing so</a>, before he was injured again, missing the rest of the season.
Because of that Jarventie remains a relative unknown. Oilersnation prospect analyst Bruce Curlock ranked the winger as the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-prospect-countdown-3-forward-roby-jarventie">third-best prospect</a> in the Oilers system last summer, writing he felt he could be a bottom-six option for the team, with his offensive prowess a calling card.
One caveat that could impact where he plays this upcoming season is that Jarventie, now with four seasons of professional hockey under his belt, is waiver eligible this fall. If he doesn&#8217;t make the NHL roster out of camp, they would risk losing him on waivers if they try to get him to the American Hockey League.
Make no mistake, there&#8217;s still a player here.
Drafted by the Senators 33rd overall in the 2020 draft, Jarventie appeared in seven NHL games for them, scoring one assist, while drawing in for 136 games with their AHL affiliate Belleville Senators, scoring 38 goals, 48 points and 86 points. And in 2023-24, prior to suffering his knee injury, he had nine goals and 20 points in 22 games played.
Could the Oilers signing him to the one-year deal, knowing they could lose him on waivers, mean they feel Jarventie could break the NHL roster next season? Time will tell, but it will undoubtedly be a story to follow heading into training camp next fall.
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Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s associate editor, senior columnist, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QX_QCiZyIo&amp;list=PLRSWOpthKmdtmFOKQDd7TQdTU2KSKXYvX">DFO DFS Report</a>. He can be followed on Twitter, currently known as X, at <a href="http://www.x.com/zjlaing">@zjlaing</a>, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.
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When news broke Tuesday morning that the <a href="http://oilersnation.com/combinations">Edmonton Oilers</a> had signed pending restricted free agent <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/prospect-roby-jarventie-signs-one-year-deal-edmonton-oilers">Roby Jarventie to a one-year contract</a>, it came as a surprise to many.



After all, <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-prospect-roby-jarventie-play-in-finland">Finnish reports</a> surfaced months ago that Jarventie, 22, was planning to leave North America and return to his home country, signing a deal to play for Tappara — the same organization in which his two younger brothers play.

What wasn't known at the time was that his deal, a three-year pact, in Finland had an NHL out clause, Oilersnation's Jason Gregor reported, and that Jarventie's goal was to remain in North America.
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It wasn't a surprise that Jarventie had considered options beyond the Oilers organization. When he was acquired by the team a year ago from the Ottawa Senators for failed first-round pick Xavier Bourgault and another prospect in Jake Chiasson, Jarventie had been recovering from a knee injury suffered the year prior that limited him to 22 AHL games.

He didn't draw into the lineup until November, playing two games early in the month and <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/oilers-prospect-report-roby-jarventie-impresses-in-first-games-with-organization">looking good doing so</a>, before he was injured again, missing the rest of the season.

Because of that Jarventie remains a relative unknown. Oilersnation prospect analyst Bruce Curlock ranked the winger as the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-prospect-countdown-3-forward-roby-jarventie">third-best prospect</a> in the Oilers system last summer, writing he felt he could be a bottom-six option for the team, with his offensive prowess a calling card.

One caveat that could impact where he plays this upcoming season is that Jarventie, now with four seasons of professional hockey under his belt, is waiver eligible this fall. If he doesn't make the NHL roster out of camp, they would risk losing him on waivers if they try to get him to the American Hockey League.

Make no mistake, there's still a player here.

Drafted by the Senators 33rd overall in the 2020 draft, Jarventie appeared in seven NHL games for them, scoring one assist, while drawing in for 136 games with their AHL affiliate Belleville Senators, scoring 38 goals, 48 points and 86 points. And in 2023-24, prior to suffering his knee injury, he had nine goals and 20 points in 22 games played.

Could the Oilers signing him to the one-year deal, knowing they could lose him on waivers, mean they feel Jarventie could break the NHL roster next season? Time will tell, but it will undoubtedly be a story to follow heading into training camp next fall.

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Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s associate editor, senior columnist, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QX_QCiZyIo&amp;list=PLRSWOpthKmdtmFOKQDd7TQdTU2KSKXYvX">DFO DFS Report</a>. He can be followed on Twitter, currently known as X, at <a href="http://www.x.com/zjlaing">@zjlaing</a>, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.

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