Red Wings' Teemu Pulkkinen: Nearly ready for full contact

Pulkkinen (shoulder) expects to be ready for full contact in training camp by this Friday and hopes to draw into preseason action.

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That's positive news for Pulkkinen, who underwent shoulder surgery last July and has a lot to prove in the forthcoming contract year. A Finnish forward who puts some serious mustard on his shots, Pulkkinen was dominant with AHL Grand Rapids, providing 59 and 61 points, respectively, in a pair of campaigns between 2013-15. Since then, he's failed to grab hold of a full-time role and now finds himself with stiff competition in training camp. It's best to take a wait-and-see approach with Pulkkinen in fantasy.