03-07-2017, 01:26 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Rocky Mt House
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
What 'lack of success' are you talking about?
236 GP
59 G
106 A
165 PTS
Those are damn good numbers, especially on mediocre Calgary teams. Furthermore, he played all 6 of his NHL playoff games here, and put up 30+ assists in both full seasons he played here.
Jokinen was criminally underrated. It's a crying shame he didn't get more of a chance to prove himself in the playoffs.
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 Won't hear me argue Scorp.
Maybe I should have wrote a perceived lack of success. He was underappreciated.
Last edited by Yrebmi; 03-07-2017 at 04:58 AM.
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03-07-2017, 09:15 AM
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#22
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba
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I was able to meet him when I was meeting up with my cousin in the Nashville meetup area after the game. It was a great moment for me.
He seemed a bit taken aback that someone enjoyed watching him when he played in Calgary.
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03-07-2017, 09:36 AM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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I remember when Mike Cammalleri went on his huge playoff run in Montreal and thinking "we gave up that to keep Olli Jokinen?!".
Olli did pretty good. I liked his quirky ways.
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03-07-2017, 09:42 AM
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#24
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Olli Jokinen is just an odd-looking human.
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03-07-2017, 09:52 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Good guy in the room. He had this great bit where he would sneak in to the team shower when everyone was gone and leave a plastic bag. No idea what he has been up to since he decided to hang them up.
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He's running a hockey school here in south Florida along with Tomas Vokoun, Radek Dvorak, and Petr Sykora. They're trying to grow the game in Florida and give kids a chance to develop here at a young age rather than go up north.
Pretty good article.
https://www.nhl.com/news/longtime-nh...da/c-284872482
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03-07-2017, 09:54 AM
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#26
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Lol can't believe this post got thanked so many times. There is a reason Jokinen hasn't played many playoff games and he is a big reason for that.
His numbers don't mean crap, he was one of the most disappointing players to come to Calgary after being so highly touted.
He disappeared in big games and it was addition by subtraction the moment he left. Twice. No heart, no defense and little hockey IQ. All the tools and no toolbox.
Let's not pretend Jokinen was good here. Weren't you like 9 years old when he was here? I've literally watched every single game Jokinen ever played as a Flame and he was average at best.
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Back up that addition by subtraction claim. How much better did the team get without him here?
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03-07-2017, 09:54 AM
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#27
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Franchise Player
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Also, is his cat doing singing?
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03-07-2017, 10:02 AM
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#28
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: VanCity
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Two things I remember about him in a Flames uni, his first game against the flyers and him trying to fight Beauchemin.
I liked him.
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03-07-2017, 10:02 AM
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#29
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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750 points in the NHL is a great career! Goodluck to Jokinen
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03-07-2017, 10:05 AM
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#30
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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Quote:
Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
Two things I remember about him in a Flames uni, his first game against the flyers and him trying to fight Beauchemin.
I liked him.
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Also the shootout moves from the other end of the ice. Those were fun to watch.
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03-07-2017, 10:06 AM
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#31
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
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I still have no idea what he was actually doing here. It makes more sense with a flying waffle than without.
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03-07-2017, 10:14 AM
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#32
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Edmonton
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Wasn't the dancing Iginla that they played after goals made after there was like a dancing Jokinen? I haven't been able to find that dancing thing since..
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03-07-2017, 10:19 AM
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#33
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: In the studio
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Hahaha love this one lol
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03-07-2017, 10:40 AM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: CGY
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Who needs eyebrows!?
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03-07-2017, 10:46 AM
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RANDOM USER TITLE CHANGE
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Calgary
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I always liked this one
Courtesy of our own 'theonlywhiteout/Resurrection'
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03-07-2017, 10:56 AM
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#36
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Weren't you like 9 years old when he was here? I've literally watched every single game Jokinen ever played as a Flame and he was average at best.
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a) Not even close.
b) So did I.
c) No he wasn't.
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03-07-2017, 11:08 AM
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#37
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Franchise Player
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I get what Calgaryblood is saying. Jokinen was supposed to be the big framed #1 C the team have coveted for so long. He put up 5 points his first game. The flames were unanimously proclaimed as the deadline winners and cup favourites. The bar was set high.
Then his play slowly tapered off that season, he never meshed well with Iggy after the first week. Then he was traded away the next season for absolute trash, only to be brought back. However his 2nd stint was with B. Sutter as the coach and the whole team was very underwhelming as a whole, not necessarily Jokinen.
I remember him being the only player who could skate and carry the puck into the offensive zone. Something the entire team had issues with. But he certainly wasn't trash, and was one of the few bright spots on terrible Panther teams.
I'll miss his gifs, and I'll miss his sweet face.
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03-07-2017, 11:13 AM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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He gave my son a puck at his first Flames game, I'll love this guy until the end of time just for that.
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03-07-2017, 11:17 AM
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#39
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Cleveland, OH (Grew up in Calgary)
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Most photoshopable player ever
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03-07-2017, 11:33 AM
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#40
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Franchise Player
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he was a really good player in Calgary, some people expected too much of him and didn't want to blame Iggy for anything so he became the scapegoat
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