At one point in his career, Olli Jokinen was good for at least 30 goals per season and by 2006-07 he had a 91-point season. That earned him a multi-year deal worth $5.25 million per year.
Fast-forward three years and Jokinen doesn’t even come close to resembling that player. In his final season with the Florida Panthers he scored 34 goals. The next year he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for a brief stop before getting dealt to the Calgary Flames. That year his production dropped to 29 goals scored. This season he started off with the Flames, but he had serious problems scoring so they dealt him to the Rangers where in 26 games he only managed four goals.
By the time his season with the Rangers was over it looked like he couldn’t get off the ice fast enough (some have actually accused him of choking on purpose during the shootout to end his season early). Now, the story might be that he can’t get out of America fast enough.
Eric Huhatscheck of The Globe and Mail wrote that after years of ear ...
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