Ken Holland inspires zero confidence with take on Jesse Puljujärvi

Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujärvi is mired in the midst of an unbelievable slump, having scored just one goal all season and looking and sounding completely lost. 

“Twenty games in and I have one goal. It’s sad,” Puljujarvi told Finnish journalist Tommi Seppälä, of YLE news agency, on Tuesday evening. “I’ve been thinking a lot how to do things differently. Right now, I just don’t have the answer.” 

This certainly sounds like he's essentially admitting that he has no solution to his current woes. 

“Of course I’d like to be a productive top-line player,” Puljujärvi said in his native Finnish, as translated by Seppälä. “But right now, it looks like I can't do that in NHL. Maybe some other league.” 

So, what does Oilers general manager Ken Holland believe about the situation. Apparently, he doesn't have a solution to the problem either. 

“It's a hard league. That’s one of the reasons why I leave young players in the American League as long as possible,” Holland explained.. “This is not a development league. This is a league where you're judged on what you do, and not on potential. So when I hear a player like Jesse saying that he's lost his confidence, it's not the first time I've heard that. 

“And I don't really have a solution,” Holland concluded. “That's my response: It's a hard league.” 

Oilers fans, how does this situation conclude?