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Olli Jokinen to the KHL?

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According to THN...

Olli Jokinen’s declining production could make it tough for him to find any takers in the NHL’s unrestricted free agent market.

Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail suggested Russia could be Jokinen’s next stop after bouncing from Florida to Phoenix to Calgary to New York over the past couple of seasons.

A four-time 30-plus goal-scorer during his years with the Panthers, Jokinen’s production has steadily declined from his 91-point performance of 2006-07, dropping to 71 points in ‘07-08, 57 points split between Phoenix and Calgary in ’08-’09, to 50 points this season split between the Flames and Rangers.

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His rumored reputation as a dressing room cancer – whether true or not – has dogged him in recent years and won’t help his market value.

Given the dearth of talented scoring forwards available this summer, Jokinen could probably still land with an NHL team desperate for scoring, but he’ll likely have to accept a one-year contract for considerably less than the $5.25 million per season he earned on his last deal.
 

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Phoenix has Calgary's first round pick in this year's entry draft + Matthew Lombardi for the flaked off skin remnants of Olli Jokinen. But hey, Kotalikmyballs is in Calgary for two more seasons.
 

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Phoenix has Calgary's first round pick in this year's entry draft + Matthew Lombardi for the flaked off skin remnants of Olli Jokinen. But hey, Kotalikmyballs is in Calgary for two more seasons.

For the life of me I cannot understand Sutter's thought processes on these moves. They seem more like drunken dares than trades.
 

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For the life of me I cannot understand Sutter's thought processes on these moves. They seem more like drunken dares than trades.

Who knows how much influence Keenan had in convincing Sutter to finally get Jokinen? The thing is once that deal was done, it was bye-bye to Mike Cammalleri (who had some pretty good chemistry with Iggy). Obviously, things went very bad this year and Sutter made a desperate move in the hopes of trying to make the playoffs (I still think that Higgins is a pretty good player, but Kotalik is brutal (and for two years at $3 million each, that's dog turd brutal).
 
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Who knows how much influence Keenan had in convincing Sutter to finally get Jokinen? The thing is once that deal was done, it was bye-bye to Mike Cammalleri (who had some pretty good chemistry with Iggy). Obviously, things went very bad this year and Sutter made a desperate move in the hopes of trying to make the playoffs (I still think that Higgins is a pretty good player, but Kotalik is brutal (and for two years at $3 million each, that's dog turd brutal).

I really liked Higgins's game early in his career. He was one of the strongest guys in the corners and along the boards his first few years in MTL. He can skate reasonably well too. He'll probably be cheap to re-sign this year as well (isn't he UFA?). Kotalik is a bum though; he just doesn't seem to care one iota.
 

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For the life of me I cannot understand Sutter's thought processes on these moves. They seem more like drunken dares than trades.

you've gotta admit, all the GMs getting drunk during the trade deadline would make things a lot more interesting
 

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you've gotta admit, all the GMs getting drunk during the trade deadline would make things a lot more interesting

New rule: The draft cannot begin until everyone in attendance has polished off half a fifth of Wild Turkey. I think we would see some awesome trades.
 
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