Tough to watch Jokinen go to Pittsburgh for the same price it cost to get Hannan. Jokinen is still only 30, fast, and Carolina is picking up a portion of his salary. Would have loved Jokinen in teal.
Rares, he is making 3 million next year and it is his final year, correct? That's nothing absurd for Jokinen, in my opinion.
Yes, correct on the contract but from everything I've read, he hasn't been worth $3M for a couple years now so no GM wanted to take on the remainder of that contract -- which is why nobody put a claim on him when he was on waivers last week or whenever that was.
Remember that salary cap is going down by a bunch next year too... and a lot of teams need to scramble to get under it... so taking on an extra $3M (minus whatever Carolina now eats) isn't going to be as easy, etc.
@Real_ESPNLeBrun: Torres to San Jose for a third-round pick in 2013