Player Discussion jussi jokinen thread: just jokinen

[krutovsdonut]

it seems like with 937 nhl games he should have a thread of his own as a canuck.

that is all.

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[MS]

I can't remember another Canuck whose tenure with the team (and NHL career) was so obviously over before he even played a shift here.

Should be in Utica and not taking icetime away from players that actually might be here next year.

 

[Jay Cee]

No, no, you need someone who has basically washed out of the NHL to have some valuable teaching lessons for our young players. Now that we don't have Dorsett and Eriksson in the lineup it takes a special player to pick up the slack.

 

[LeftCoast]

Are their Jussi Jokinen threads this season on the Oilers, Kings and CBJ boards as well?

 

[Nucker101]

His pickup line game must be amazing

 

[M2Beezy]

Wasnt he the guy who was good at shootouts or was that some other guy

 

[go comets]

And the Canucks couldn't even send down a player the didn't want....

 

[canuckslover10]

I would be excited if we were in 2011 but were not

 

[BassMason]

Did his name start hockey puns?

 

[2011 still hurts]

I remember in 2013 when it looked like he was a decent pickup for Pittsburgh but made the team slow AF. 5 years later he's probably lost even more in his stride and has negligible production so really not expecting to salvage anything here.

Can we buy him out? Think he should just retire soon, not a 35 year old player that should see much use in todays NHL.

 

[Hit the post]

I'm not sure he'll top Brad Smith's career as a Canuck. Highlight being scoring two goals against Moscow Dynamo in a Canuck 6-2 victory....

 

[MS]

I remember in 2013 when it looked like he was a decent pickup for Pittsburgh but made the team slow AF. 5 years later he's probably lost even more in his stride and has negligible production so really not expecting to salvage anything here.

Can we buy him out? Think he should just retire soon, not a 35 year old player than should see much use in todays NHL.

He'll be on our roster for another 17 games (for no apparent reason), then his contract expires, and then he'll be off to the KHL or SM-Liiga.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Is he even with the team?

 

[MS]

I'm not sure he'll top Brad Smith's career as a Canuck. Highlight being scoring two goals against Moscow Dynamo in a Canuck 6-2 victory....

This is terrific - I haven't seen it before. Thanks for posting.

Crazy seeing Vaive and Derlago skating in a Canuck jersey for the first time.

Also a treat to hear Robson - gets every Russian name right and sounds like he's been calling their games for years, even though he probably got a roster list to memorize a day or two prior. What a pro.

 

[NuxFan09]

Lol, a Jussi Jokinen thread. Uhh, not much to talk about here.

 

[Hit the post]

This is terrific - I haven't seen it before. Thanks for posting.

Crazy seeing Vaive and Derlago skating in a Canuck jersey for the first time.

Yeah I believe the Moscow Dynamo goalie was the same guy in net that faced Team USA for the gold medal game in 1980 (not that long afterward).

 

[MS]

Yeah I believe the Moscow Dynamo goalie was the same guy in net that faced Team USA for the gold medal game in 1980 (not that long afterward).

Indeed he was.

 

[2011 still hurts]

He'll be on our roster for another 17 games (for no apparent reason), then his contract expires, and then he'll be off to the KHL or SM-Liiga.

oh kk, for some reason I thought I saw he had another year. Just a veteran cap dump that won't do anything for us; as inconsequential as a player can get.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

If he gets any gametime here, watch him get a couple of gwgs that make the difference between last and 2nd last place and gives the team 5th pick in the draft instead of first. Be just our luck.

 

[Melvin]

oh kk, for some reason I thought I saw he had another year. Just a veteran cap dump that won't do anything for us; as inconsequential as a player can get.

He is not even a cap dump really. He makes 1M and CBJ easily had enough room.

I have no idea how we ended up with this player.

 

[Ace of Hades]

He was useful for 11 long years. Primarily known as the shoot-out king.

Right now he's barely an AHL player.

 

[JuniorNelson]

Everybody can see it with Jokinen but there is still call for Sedins return?

 

[elitepete]

He is not even a cap dump really. He makes 1M and CBJ easily had enough room.

I have no idea how we ended up with this player.

It is a cap dump... they didn’t want to pay his salary for the rest of the season (as negligible as it is).

 

[M2Beezy]

So lots a posts here so did he play last game? I dont really watch the games too much anymore since the Benning extension so not so sure

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Re-signed next week? 3 years 2.5 mil per?