Flames won on D Day? Horse manure! Phoenix did!

by Sean Zandberg on Mar 4, 2009 6:35 PM PST

In their trades from today the gave up:

-Olli Jokinen, who wasn't living up to expectations

- Derek Morris. Have you seen his stats? Sure he's gritty as well, but Phoenix hosed the Rangers on this trade IMO.

-Daniel Carcillo. Goon. Has a few flashes of brilliance now and then

They gained:

Nigel Dawes

Dimitri Kalinin

Petr Prucha

Scottie Upshall

Matthew Lombardi

Brandon Prust

1st round pick

2nd round pick

4th round pick (2010)

Am I crazy, or is that some impressive trading by Phoenix? They became sellers as they are dropping too far away from a playoff spot (14th in the West), and GM Maloney did one hell of a job today.

Tweet Comment 5 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Olli is good but time will tell.

Calgary did give up a lot. My friend thinks that they didn’t and wished the Canucks signed him. I feel like Sundin is just as good as a pick up.

Jokinen isn’t even in the top 30 C’s in the league in scoring so I wonder how great he is. He’s got no excuses now playing with a great team and great players like Iggy. 2 years ago he scored 91 pts but that was a long time ago.

by T.K.O. on Mar 5, 2009 2:07 PM PST reply actions

He’s got no excuses now playing with a great team and great players like Iggy

Exactly.
I’m not a big Jokinen fan. Your friend needs to understand the politics behind the trade deadline and how to build a winning team that is successful on a consistent basis. The Canucks don’t have enough depth in picks or on the farm to piss away for Jokinen. Plus, we got Sundin!

by Sean Zandberg on Mar 5, 2009 2:17 PM PST reply actions

Good job to Gillis for not trading for Jokinen, because there is no place for him in the lineup (making him a wing would not make sense, and making him the checking line centre would be a waste). Let’s just hope he won’t click with Iggy, and we will run all over the Flames during the playoffs.

by Chinese Canuck on Mar 5, 2009 10:17 PM PST reply actions

Judging by tonight, Joky won’t have many problems in Calgary. It’s early
He’s still a gutless swine in y books until he proves me wrong

by Sean Zandberg on Mar 6, 2009 1:19 AM PST reply actions

One game doesn’t prove anything.

'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.

by Yankee Canuck on Mar 6, 2009 4:21 AM PST up reply actions

Comments For This Post Are Closed

Canucks Stats

Stat	Forwards	Defense
Points	H. Sedin (52)	Edler (34)
Goals	D. Sedin (20)	Edler (7)
Assists	H. Sedin (41)	Edler (27)
Shots	D. Sedin (159)	Edler (131)
Hits	Lapierre (136)	Edler (97)
Blocked Shots	Kesler (38)	Edler (72)
ES TOI/G	H. Sedin (14.45)	Bieksa (17.75)
PP TOI/G	D. Sedin (3.56)	Edler (3.60)
PK TOI/G	Malhotra (2.63)	Hamhuis (3.08)
Corsi Rel QoC	Burrows (0.975)	Bieksa (0.951)
Zone Starts (OPCT)	D. Sedin (80%) Malhotra (13%)	Edler (58%) Tanev (36%)

Updated: January 22

Network Bar

Nucks Misconduct -

Bangin' everything that moves