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Old 07-22-2015, 01:48 PM   #140
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken View Post
Try to keep up here, Paul Blart.

AC brought up Iginla saying he thought Jokinen got a bit of a raw deal in Calgary because him and Iginla didn't have much chemistry.

Chemistry with Iginla aside, if Jokinen was that good of a #1 centre he would've found a way to produce. Jokinen was an ok centre, but certainly not a player that helped elevate the Flames in any meaningful way.

What the Flames needed was another player of Iginla's caliber. A gamebreaking player in his own right. There was hope that Jokinen could be that player, but he simply wasn't.

Again, I don't see how that's Iginla's fault. There's no real excuses for Jokinen, after a few great seasons in Florida he just wasn't that good, anywhere.
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