Oh my...there is little hope for you my friend.
If what Jussi had to offer was so good I wonder why so many teams just chuck him to the scrap heap? They see what I see. He's not a competitor and fades when the light shines on him.
Pitt did much better when they inserted Tyler Kennedy (a vastly underrated player ala Matt Cooke) in their lineup in the playoffs last year. Jokinen started the playoffs but quickly found himself in the pressbox for reasons NOT due to injury.
Look I admit when I make mistakes and am wrong. But some people (check the mirror) are so hell bent into their view that they lose all perspective on the situation. (notice how Laich and Brouwer are struggling a bit...difference between Grabs and Ribs...Ribs involves his linemates. I have yet to see Grabo do that altho he does give supreme effort)
I would not take Jussi Jokinen for FREE. Meaning ZERO cap hit or assets required. The guy is flat out a waste of a roster spot. Just like Wolski he'll score a goal here and there when given a chance and does really really good in shootouts. Everything else about him sucks.
Excuse me? I am the one who doesn't have perspective on the situation?
This is me:
-Jokinen is significantly cheaper than Erat cap wise
-Jokinen cost NOTHING, is waveable, while Erat cost Forsberg and is not. If you're not using either of them for anything but 4th line fodder Jokinen is better for that reason
-Jokinen has 18 points in 35 playoff games, Erat has 23 in 50
-Jokinen had 7 goals and 11 points before being waived, was a -8, and was a natural LW. Erat had 4 goals, 21 points before he was traded and everyone in Nashville thought he was on decline. Oh, and he was also a RW.
-Jokinen would not have cost us an 11th overall pick from that summer.
-The primary reason for acquiring a LW at the deadline was for a short-term playoff push and to mitigate Laich's absence.
By those metrics Jokinen was a significantly better option
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That, my friend, is called having perspective
This is you:
I would not take Jussi Jokinen for FREE. Meaning ZERO cap hit or assets required. The guy is flat out a waste of a roster spot. Just like Wolski he'll score a goal here and there when given a chance and does really really good in shootouts. Everything else about him sucks.
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That is someone being hell bent into their view