My god, I'm absolutely loving Jokipakka's game, to the point where I hope management takes a serious look at protecting him if he keeps this up. Last year he seemed pretty good, kind of a like a young guy that could fit in a top 4 role but needed more grooming.
This year he looks like a solid, real top 4 defender that would likely cost 4-5mil on the open market. What a trade that was, and if it wasn't for the horrible timing with the expansion draft we could celebrate such an amazing pick up.
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