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What’s Delaying The Jokinen Trade?
by Paul on 02/01/10 at 08:37 AM ET
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via Sportsnet,
The Flames and Rangers are working out a deal that would send centre Olli Jokinen and left winger Brandon Prust to New York in exchange for centre Chris Higgins and right-winger Ales Kotalik. Sources told Sportsnet the deal is pending approval from Kotalik who has a limited no-trade clause in his contract.
Kotalik’s limited no-trade clause lists three teams he can not be traded to without his permission and Calgary is one of them.
The deal is not expected to be completed until late Monday morning at the earliest.
added 8:59am, via Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun,
One of the Flames players involved said he hadn’t heard anything other than the TSN broadcast.
A team spokesman said he hadn’t heard anything official, either.
Another source suggested it hasn’t officially gone through but could be completed this morning if Sutter didn’t have a change of heart.
added 10:46am, from Bob McKenzie of TSN,
It is expected that Olli Jokinen will be in the Calgary Flames’ lineup when they play tonight in Calgary against the Philadelphia Flyers. Brandon Prust may also be in the lineup but it could be Brian McGrattan instead.
In any case, it is clear that the deal that looked on Sunday night as though it was agreed to - Jokinen and Prust to the New York Rangers in exchange for Chris Higgins and Alex Kotalik - is not going to happen over the course of today.
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