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Originally Posted by jjgallow
Right, we can bump this on draft day then lol.
The true impact may never be known but let's just say the Jokinen trade is a lot less popular now than it was then, and he was younger.
If the Flames win the cup or even make it to the finals with Toffoli (they won't) I will happily take my lumps
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The only Jokinen trade that was not popular was the one that sent him and Prust out for Higgins and Kotalik.
Flames sure missed out on Brandon Gormley and his 58 career games.
Dude if you want to bring up a trade to lament bring up the Hamonic move. It happened under the current regime, cost the Flames a serviceable NHL dman in Dobson, limited their prospect pool, and they won 1 playoff game with him in the lineup for 3 years and lost him for nothing. They traded a riskier pick that was close to being 2nd overall as a game 82 win had then move past the Hurricanes who did win that 2nd pick.
What are you talking about the Jokinen trade? That team failed because of critical injuries but they were poised to go on a big run before Langkow, Beetuzzi, Bourque, Regehr, and Phaneuf we’re all hurt