Canadian_Yzerman_Fan 7 Report post Posted February 24, 2007 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/trade_deadline/featu...13&hubname= "Olli Jokinen Position: Centre Team: Florida Panthers Age: 28 Rumoured Suitors? - While Bertuzzi and Roberts are the hot names emerging from Florida, it's surprising to hear Olli Jokinen being floated around in circles as well. He signed a four-year, $21.5 million contract last year to stay in Florida, but rumblings out of the Sunshine State suggest the team is listening to offer. With Peter Forsberg gone, he's the next best available player based on his skill, durability and contract status. " He definitely is the best player out there in rumours now. His contract makes him a bit tough to take on though. Can we afford him at all? Maybe if we moved Lang? The other problem is he is a center, and we definitely have enough of those already. Either way, I think he'd be that additional high impact scoring player that could be a great addition to this roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russianswede919293 95 Report post Posted February 24, 2007 I'd love to have him center our 2nd line!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwedeLundin77 460 Report post Posted February 24, 2007 s***, I'd send 2 first rounders and a prospect for Jokinen, then trade Lang for a 1st rounder. DO IT! Haha, pipe dream though... :banana: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mila 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2007 Jokinen in, Lang out would sound great for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russianswede919293 95 Report post Posted February 24, 2007 (edited) Jokinen in, Lang out would sound great for me. sounds great to me too but it doesn't sound probable...Kenny keeps saying not to sell the farm on one player...I would love Jokinen as I said earlier but it is gunna take Filpulla/Hudler, Kindl/Ericsson, and at least one or 2 picks to land Jokinen and we would get a 2nd rounder at best for Lang, so I doubt Kenny would pull the trigger. Edited February 24, 2007 by russianswede919293 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kp-Wings 3 Report post Posted February 24, 2007 (edited) He'd certainly be a good pickup, but who would we trade? Williams? Get real. The only logical choice is to give up some of the teams better prospects. Since Jokinen is signed for long term, I might even go as far as to say Kyle Quincey might be a decent choice to throw in the mix. Florida is desperate for some better defensemen, and a yound d-man like Quincey (along with others of course) could interest them. I'm not really pro trading Quincey though, since he's developing pretty good in GR, and looks to be a pretty solid defensemen. Edited February 24, 2007 by Kp-Wings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hockeyfanatic 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2007 s***, I'd send 2 first rounders and a prospect for Jokinen, then trade Lang for a 1st rounder. DO IT! Haha, pipe dream though... :banana: It would probably take more than that, considering he's locked up for another 3 years. If teams are trying to get two first rounders or top-level prospects for rentals....I don't want to think about what Jokinen would cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
