Speculation: Jokinen/Wallace on Waivers

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Chip Alexander ‏@ice_chip 1m
Hearing Jokinen, Wallace to go on waivers at noon.

wow

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[dammit100]

dear god WHY!? Could we seriously get nothing for Jussi??

 

[DaleCooper]

Wat.

Honestly, I'm more confused over Wallace than Jokinen. I thought he was exactly the player we need in the bottom 6.

 

[Zombie Mike Murphy]

Something big must be going down

Edit: So, Larose is off IR. Maybe playing? Hoping Jokinen gets claimed? Would ease our cap pressure next year substantially, as then you've got $9m to sign 6 guys, not $6m for 5.

 

[tarheelhockey]

dear god WHY!? Could we seriously get nothing for Jussi??

Maybe not. Sucks, but who would trade for him?

 

[Jussijuice]

Wat.

Honestly, I'm more confused over Wallace than Jokinen. I thought he was exactly the player we need in the bottom 6.

But Westgarth has more ties to North Carolina. Clearly better suited.

 

[MD]

Not disappointed or mad about jokinen on waivers. Just kind of shocked. Wow.

 

[DaleCooper]

Something big must be going down

Something big already went down. We extended Semin, and now we are jettisoning Jokinen's $3 million for next season before anyone realizes there's a chance he's washed up.

 

[Joe McGrath]

A team like the Canucks who played Keith Ballard on their third line last week?

 

[PaulProteus]

Oh wow. I mean... huh.

I really hate to see Wallace go.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Honestly, I'm more confused over Wallace than Jokinen. I thought he was exactly the player we need in the bottom 6.

Yeah, Wallace has been fine here and he's not a salary liability. I don't get it.

 

[dammit100]

Maybe not. Sucks, but who would trade for him?

Figured maybe some team would part with a mid/low pick at least.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Wallace may not go anywhere (except Charlotte).

 

[tarheelhockey]

A team like the Canucks who played Keith Ballard on their third line last week?

But they have to think in terms of what acquiring Jussi would mean next season as well. They're already hard up against the cap this year and they'd be in major trouble adding a bottom-6 guy at his price.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Yeah, Wallace has been fine here and he's not a salary liability. I don't get it.

What does Wallace do that Hall doesn't do better? Throw one big hit a game?

 

[PaulProteus]

Someone replied to Chip on Twitter wondering if Jussi would be a good pick up for TOR as a shoot-out specialist. I kid you not.

 

[Joe McGrath]

But they have to think in terms of what acquiring Jussi would mean next season as well. They're already hard up against the cap this year and they'd be in major trouble adding a bottom-6 guy at his price.

I just find it hard to believe JR offered him to 29 teams and they all said no. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[DougieSmash]

Wallace sucks. He's AHL'er.

Wow. We couldn't take Kleska for Jokinen? Let's talk about for real value.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I just find it hard to believe JR offered him to 29 teams and they all said no. Maybe I'm wrong.

True, but that's what kind of happened when JR acquired him. He passed through waivers and then we traded Melichar and something else to acquire him. Granted, situation is different now but not the stat line.

Tampa: 46GP, 16pts, -8 before traded to Carolina
Carolina: 30GP, 10pts, -7 currently

 

[DaveG]

what the ****? honestly, outright surprised that nobody would trade for Jokinen. Really surprised we couldn't do a contract swap there.

 

[What the Faulk]

He wasn't even used in the shootout the other day. No surprise he doesn't really have a role here anymore.

 

[Jussijuice]

I just find it hard to believe JR offered him to 29 teams and they all said no. Maybe I'm wrong.

My guess would be every remotely interested GM wanted JR to take back a crap salary in the deal. He was in a weak position after signing Semin to a huge deal.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

True, but that's what kind of happened when JR acquired him. He passed through waivers and then we traded Melichar and something else to acquire him. Granted, situation is different now but not the stat line.

Tampa: 46GP, 16pts, -8 before traded to Carolina
Carolina: 30GP, 10pts, -7 currently

That something else was Wade Brookbank and a 4th. FWIW the 4th ended up being forfeited.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Huh?
What?


I must be seeing things.
If this is true Jokinen is GONE immediately.

 

[Joe McGrath]

New crazy conspiracy theory: JR waived Jokinen, which pisses off Ruuutu into waiving his NTC getting himself traded. Pitkanen has a mental breakdown without his Finnish security blanket and demands a trade. Now JR has about $12 million in extra cap space.