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Originally Posted by taxbuster
I'm dumbstruck at the people on here who write off a guy who *just* turned 22. If your employers/spouses/parents/friends had written you off at that age....where would you be?
Some guys take developing - and end up in the wrong spot to mature for a while. When they get to a place where someone takes time and effort with them, they can bloom. His work in his earlier years looks pretty good, but he was with a relatively crappy Ottawa team, and lost momentum. Jokki was a freebie anyway (waivers) and the Flames got potential and another kid. What's not to like about him coming here?
Wow. Tough crowd.
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there were plenty here that thought backlund was a bust after 3 years too