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neilybabes86

Rygar wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

i read they want ollie to play against philly tonight?


eh another thing that wont go right for us :roll:

Well you say that, but it's be careful what you wish for

i just want to cut the cap room

let ollie walk after the year

Rygar

neilybabes86 wrote:

Rygar wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

i read they want ollie to play against philly tonight?


eh another thing that wont go right for us :roll:

Well you say that, but it's be careful what you wish for

i just want to cut the cap room

let ollie walk after the year

A lot of us are in the same boat this year, our teams all suck.
See Toronto for example. Burke just traded 85% of his offense for another Bryan McCabe (thanks to TSN) and a good goalie.

neilybabes86

Rygar wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

Rygar wrote:

i read they want ollie to play against philly tonight?



Well you say that, but it's be careful what you wish for

i just want to cut the cap room

let ollie walk after the year

A lot of us are in the same boat this year, our teams all suck.
See Toronto for example. Burke just traded 85% of his offense for another Bryan McCabe (thanks to TSN) and a good goalie.

besides the top 3 or 4 the east is WEAK

i dont know what to make of the toronto moves

i think the best part of the deal is they get cuthbert

Rygar

neilybabes86 wrote:

besides the top 3 or 4 the east is WEAK

i dont know what to make of the toronto moves

i think the best part of the deal is they get cuthbert

haha, that's awesome, I'm going to use that :P

Yeah the east sucks compared to the west, as usual.

neilybabes86

Rygar wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

besides the top 3 or 4 the east is WEAK

i dont know what to make of the toronto moves

i think the best part of the deal is they get cuthbert

haha, that's awesome, I'm going to use that :P

Yeah the east sucks compared to the west, as usual.

that was pretty funny i must say

Rygar

Rygar wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

Rygar wrote:

it went through?

TSN figured it was a done deal, they just posted a report that Cgy backed out at the last minute (and they speculate on a few reasons why, i.e. wanted Jokinen in the line up tonight, Kotalik won't waive his NTC, etc, etc).

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=308565

done deal.
I guess Cgy wanted the positions filled in the roster for the game last night.

neilybabes86

Rygar wrote:

Rygar wrote:

Rygar wrote:

TSN figured it was a done deal, they just posted a report that Cgy backed out at the last minute (and they speculate on a few reasons why, i.e. wanted Jokinen in the line up tonight, Kotalik won't waive his NTC, etc, etc).

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=308565

done deal.
I guess Cgy wanted the positions filled in the roster for the game last night.

good deal
they cant be any worse than higgins and kotalik

plus he is a free agent so thats good

hopefully sather can make a few more decent moves

neilybabes86

ok we got rid of 2 guys who were dead weight ..one of them wasn't even plaing

we got back 1 guy who can hopefully make some magic with gabby and prospal

and another guy who won't be a girl and watch our star get pounded ..18 fights this year

not to mention we lost 6 mil in cap for the next 2 years


both guys are free agents which is awesome also


thumbs up on this one

rival.

it's so nice that other teams are helping us out with our payroll snafu.

see the comments made by jokinen? little unhappy about the trade. let's see if this guy shows a little effort in a blueshirt.

Bathgate66

Business is business.

I was a little little bit sorry ( only for about a minute ) about Higgins,
and thats only due to the family connections here in our local NY / Long Island area,
his brothers an NYFD firefighter and his father is a retired member.
So a local boy doesnt hit it off at home.
He never seemed to click here , alltho i'd say he's a good player.

Kotalik?
He actually had the upper hand with the no trade clause in this situation ?
I'd say we're lucky to be liberated of the millions taking up capspace on this one,..
not to mention him also not working out- on our Blueline--
and quaterbacking the Blueline on the PP ,
as was all anticipated.

I'd say jokinen and prust are rental players,
unless one or both of them really makes
an impact in the stretch leading up to the seasons end.

( As it looks already, the bottom 4 spots in seeding may
come down to the very last day of the regular season schedule.
Its tight in that Eastern Conference. )


Oh yeah and Prust is second in the NHL with 18 fighting majors.

maybe he's gonna provide that missing element we havent had in a long time.

neilybabes86

the ole 10:30 pm start time


this sucks on a weeknight :evil:


hopefully we can catch the kings on the 1st game back from a long roadtrip and they are sleeping for awhile type of game

thats a run-on sentence

Bathgate66

Jokinen Trade Quotes


Rangers acquire Jokinen from Flames


CALGARY, Alberta (AP)—The New York Rangers acquired forwards Olli Jokinen(notes) and Brandon Prust(notes) from the Calgary Flames for forwards Christopher Higgins(notes) and Ales Kotalik(notes) late Monday night.

The trade was announced by both teams shortly after the Flames were beaten 3-0 by the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.

“You’ve got to play hard every time you go on the ice, no matter what kind of distractions you have going on,” Jokinen said. “You play for that sweater— the logo on the front of you—so long as they haven’t told you you’re not part of the team.”

Jokinen, who along with Prust was in the Calgary lineup against Philadelphia, has 11 goals and 24 assists in 56 games this season.

“Definitely, it’s a slap in the face to get traded,” Jokinen said as he left Pengrowth Saddledome. “It was a long day. We heard everything (Sunday) night, I was kind of surprised. I wasn’t expecting to get moved, but it’s part of the business and I’ve got to move on.”

Prust posted one goal and four assists in 43 games with the Flames. He is second in the NHL with 18 fighting majors.

The move helps the Rangers unload two players who failed to live up to expectations in their first season with New York.

It was the second big trade completed by the Flames in two days. Calgary sent star defenseman Dion Phaneuf(notes), forward Fredrik Sjostrom(notes) and minor league defenseman Keith Aulie(notes) to the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Ian White(notes) and forwards Matt Stajan(notes), Niklas Hagman(notes) and Jamal Mayers(notes) on Sunday.

The 31-year-old Jokinen, a Finnish Olympian, was acquired by Calgary from the Phoenix Coyotes at last year’s trade deadline. He is now a likely candidate to center New York’s top line that features leading scorer Marian Gaborik(notes).

The trade became a strong rumor on Sunday night.

“My phone was going off the hook last night, just waiting to hear confirmation and pacing around for hours. I guess I didn’t sleep too well,” Prust said. “Then you come out here and you have to get focused and get ready to help your team get two points.

“We’re professionals and you’ve got to go about business a certain way. It was definitely a different way, but it’s done now.”

Jokinen is earning $5.25 million this season in the final year of his contract. He scored eight goals in his first six games with the Flames last season and then was held off the scoresheet in the final 13 contests.

“Eleven months ago, when I got traded here I was pretty excited,” said Jokinen, who has 248 goals and 305 assists in 854 NHL games with Los Angeles, Florida, Phoenix, Calgary and the New York Islanders. “I enjoyed my time here, and I was hoping I could stay here for the rest of my career.

“Like I say, it’s a cruel business, but that’s the way it goes. It comes with the salary. You make five million dollars, 11 goals is not going to cut it.”

Kotalik scored eight goals and set up 14 others in 45 games with the Rangers, but he was a healthy scratch for eight of the previous nine games. Kotalik, a minus-18 with New York, has two years at $3 million per season left after this season.

He was sent back to New York on Sunday during the Rangers’ three-game Western swing after being told a trade was imminent. The Rangers will conclude their trip Tuesday at Los Angeles.

Jokinen and Higgins can both become unrestricted free agents after this season, and Prust is eligible to be a restricted free agent.

“It’s sad to leave. I’m leaving all of my buddies here,” Prust said. “It’s become my home, but at the same time I’m moving forward, and looking forward to it.

“Calgary’s become my home, and I’ll always respect the city and the organization. They gave me an opportunity and this is just the business side of the game. This is the ugly side I guess you could say.”

Higgins had only six goals and eight assists in 55 games with New York. The Long Island native was the main player acquired by the Rangers in the deal that sent Scott Gomez(notes) to Montreal last June.

Bathgate66

Bathgate66 wrote:

“You’ve got to play hard every time you go on the ice, no matter what kind of distractions you have going on,” Jokinen said. “You play for that sweater— the logo on the front of you—so long as they haven’t told you you’re not part of the team.”

An Original 6 Logo, Ollie.
Wear it proudly and play magnificently.

Bathgate66

# 12 Olli Jokinen 6' 3" 215 ///Dec 5, 1978 31 Kuopio, FIN

# 8 Brandon Prust 5' 11" 195 ///Mar 16, 1984 25 London, ON, CAN

neilybabes86

i know the pp sucks but you cant put 5 forwards on the ice :roll:

rival.

whoopie! jokinen on the ice for both of la's goals.

it's starting to become funny at this point that literally gaborik is the only ranger that can find the back of the net.

Rygar

singularity wrote:

whoopie! jokinen on the ice for both of la's goals.

it's starting to become funny at this point that literally gaborik is the only ranger that can find the back of the net.

Well he was a disappointment in CGY so it's best to hope for the best and expect the worst. Maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised, although as a non-Rangers fan I hope for the worst

Bathgate66

singularity wrote:

whoopie! jokinen on the ice for both of la's goals.

it's starting to become funny at this point that literally gaborik is the only ranger that can find the back of the net.

i think we owe him more than 60 minutes to prove himself,
Maybe a game or two as a Ranger, at home, at the Garden.

Gary Carter

Rygar wrote:

singularity wrote:

whoopie! jokinen on the ice for both of la's goals.

it's starting to become funny at this point that literally gaborik is the only ranger that can find the back of the net.

Well he was a disappointment in CGY so it's best to hope for the best and expect the worst. Maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised, although as a non-Rangers fan I hope for the worst

he's on pace for his worst season ever. He's been a disappointment everywhere he's gone.

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/3 ... kinen.html

HailHailVitalogy

I am sickened by this team right now. This might be the year when Glen is OUTTA THERE