er and the Calgary Flames in February of last season with Brandon Prust to the New York Rangers for Ales Kotalik and Christopher Higgins. His lack of effort and poor point totals (15g-35a—50p) were a huge disappointment last season, especially when considering that he was ranked 14th in points in the entire NHL just four seasons before (39g-52a—91p). Since leaving the Florida Panthers and joining the Western Conference in 2008, Jokinen has proven to be a purely Eastern Conference forward.
Ales Kotalik
1 July 2010
5 March 2009
gs in the NHL for years to come.
Edmonton trades a 2009 second round pick to Buffalo for Ales Kotalik.
-Kotalik has seen his numbers drop slightly this season (23 goals in 79 games in 2007-08, 13 goals in 56 games in 2008-09). Watch for Edmonton to try and pair him with fellow countryman Ales Hemsky, who is in the midst of a 20 goal season. Both players are expected to be big parts of the Oilers’ roster in the upcoming playoffs.
Edmonton trades a 2009 second round pick to Buffalo for Ales Kotalik.
-Kotalik has seen his numbers drop slightly this season (23 goals in 79 games in 2007-08, 13 goals in 56 games in 2008-09). Watch for Edmonton to try and pair him with fellow countryman Ales Hemsky, who is in the midst of a 20 goal season. Both players are expected to be big parts of the Oilers’ roster in the upcoming playoffs.
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