Comments on: Breaking News: Winnipeg Jets sign Olli Jokinen

By: IC Radio: The Olli Jokinen Signing | Illegal Curve Hockey

IC Radio: The Olli Jokinen Signing | Illegal Curve Hockey — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:38:00 +0000

[...] The big news last week happened on Monday when the Jets inked Olli Jokinen to a two year $9 million contract. [...]

By: Hijacker

Hijacker — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:53:00 +0000

I think this signing is the biggest in franchise history. Holik got 4.25 MM which is close to 4.5. Getting a guy who scored 60+ pts in the previous NHL season is something out of the ordinary. I just hope that Jokinen’s stint will be more successful than Holik’s.;)

By: aoystreck

aoystreck — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:30:00 +0000

Assists don’t necessarily indicate passing. He’s a shooter, and shooters tend to collect a lot of assists from their linemates scoring off their rebounds and deflections. Ladd is a master at both, so could be the ideal linemate.

By: Richard Pollock

Richard Pollock — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:15:00 +0000

Definitely one of the main factors behind the signing—the time to develop, not the eyebrows.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:12:00 +0000

I don’t mind the signing. My first thought was, “Olli Jokinene!?! He has no eyebrows!” But I think having some veteran presence isn’t a bad thing. It’ll give the youngens (Scheifele, etc.) a bit more time to develop as well.

By: Richard Pollock

Richard Pollock — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:03:00 +0000

His style of play is not a pass-first mentality. Very few players have more goals than assists (the two assits-to-one goal ratio makes it difficult) but it does not always indicate he is a good passer. He’s a solid player but not a great passer.

By: Richard Pollock

Richard Pollock — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:02:00 +0000

Very much agree with your comments re: his style of play and possible wingers.

The fact it is two years allows the team to bridge to the players drafted last season and the season prior.

By: aoystreck

aoystreck — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 01:48:00 +0000

Generally shoot-first centres have trouble finding chemistry with wingers, since wingers tend to be shooters as well. But on a top line with Wheeler and Ladd, that’s a big top line with a playmaking winger on the right (Wheeler), shooting centre (Jokinen) and scrappy left winger (Ladd) who can shoot, hit, and score dirty goals from the tough areas off rebounds and deflections.2nd line of Kane-Little-Burmistrov has some real potential, then a third line made up of some combination of Ponikarovsky, Slater, Antropov and Miettinen. All of a sudden the Jets have 3 balanced lines that can put the puck in the net and hold their own physically.

My first reaction to both FA signings was “ugh, why?”, but they actually make sense in the grand scheme.

By: Lawrence Morrison

Lawrence Morrison — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 01:39:00 +0000

Why would you say he can’t distribute the puck? He had 38 assists…15 more than his goal total.

By: Thesawch

Thesawch — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 01:32:00 +0000

good pick up.