tarheelhockey
Offside Review Specialist
I can see that. But $3m per is actually quite cheap nowadays. Maybe its the fact his deal runs thru next year too.
In Jussi's case, your second sentence outweighs the first.
The cap is going down next season. The "buyer" teams are generally the ones with the least cap flexibility. There aren't many teams out there who 1) need a Jokinen 2) Have the cap space to fit him in right now 3) Will have the cap space for him next season.
Jussi is the first of many overpaid, middle-6 type players who are going to get cut loose by buyouts and waivers. I'm not completely clear as to the timing of this whole thing, but it's not a shock that he didn't get moved on the trade market and it won't be a huge shock if he passes right through waivers too.