Confirmed with Link: Bruins acquire Henri Jokiharju from Sabres for 4 th round pick

[Blowfish]

 

[BigGoalBrad]

Joki is a huge upgrade over Carlo.

 

[Over the volcano]

Any reason he'd sign here rather than go to market?

 

[goldenblack]

Any reason he'd sign here rather than go to market?

Ends up loving his d pairing, the lockerroom, the city, and the dollar amount?

But math says they can't afford him most likely

 

[chizzler]

One game.

 

[Dr Hook]

But math says they can't afford him most likely

What are you tihnking he asks for? He's at $3.1m and spent the season with Buffalo and hasn't had a great year. Is he likely to want a whole lot more than that? But it's one game, anyway. Yesterday was a good start but I'd like to see how he goes the rest of the way and so would the Bruins I imagine. If he works out and wants somewhere in the $3.5 range, that's not a problem.

 

[Ladyfan]

Welcome to Boston Henri!

 

[KillerMillerTime]

He looks like a better defensive and positional right shot version of Oesterle. Guess we'll see how much better but clearly is.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

He's got 390 NHL games under his belt and he'll be 26 next season.

Could be a very solid 3rd pair guy.

And don't forget the great name.

 

[kdog82]

Sneaky good pickup! Jokiharju was solid in the 4 Nations and a big upgrade over Oesterle/Wotherspoon etc.

Sweeney should re-sign him.

 

[Over the volcano]

Ends up loving his d pairing, the lockerroom, the city, and the dollar amount?

But math says they can't afford him most likely

No playoff team wanted to give up more than a 4th for him. Wonder what the market is

 

[NDiesel]

Thread gives me flashbacks of the Peeke one. I'm surprised some people were upset by a 4th for him, think it's worth the risk, being razor thin on RD, to see if he can carve out a role here.

 

[Blowfish]

Thread gives me flashbacks of the Peeke one. I'm surprised some people were upset by a 4th for him, think it's worth the risk, being razor thin on RD, to see if he can carve out a role

The Sabres must have made it known he was available trade deadline. Crazy he wasn’t picked up by another team. I was impressed.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

We gonna sign this guy before July 1?

He's only 25 and has played close to 400 NHL games. Looked better than Brandon.

 

[Over the volcano]

What are you tihnking he asks for? He's at $3.1m and spent the season with Buffalo and hasn't had a great year. Is he likely to want a whole lot more than that? But it's one game, anyway. Yesterday was a good start but I'd like to see how he goes the rest of the way and so would the Bruins I imagine. If he works out and wants somewhere in the $3.5 range, that's not a problem.

If it's open bidding to the whole league

Thread gives me flashbacks of the Peeke one. I'm surprised some people were upset by a 4th for him, think it's worth the risk, being razor thin on RD, to see if he can carve out a role here.

Peeke was signed for a few years, I'm just not sure the value in trading for a few weeks of a guy in a season that's going nowhere.

If he plays well he upped his value across the league for UFA summer. If he plays poorly you wouldn't want him back anyway.

 

[CDJ]

Might have found Zadorov’s partner going forward on the middle pairing

 

[PB37]

We'll see how it pans out. I think he's a pretty vanilla dman but maybe he finds good chemistry here with the D pairings and develops into a dependable guy for the bottom two pairings. I didn't mind his first game here but I want to see more.

 

[duffy]

Joki is a huge upgrade over Carlo.

Agree, and I noticed we spent a lot less time trapped in our zone for days on end.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Any reason he'd sign here rather than go to market?

The Bruins will have 4 months of exclusive rights to get him signed.

 

[Boston Bandit]

Any reason he'd sign here rather than go to market?

He sounded happy in his interview when he got the news he was going to Boston

I think (and hope) he signs here

He looked great yesterday even though he was thrown right into the fire along with the other new players

 

[Absurdity]

 

[duffy]

Might have found Zadorov’s partner going forward on the middle pairing

That's a good looking top 6
Mac & Hampus
Zad & Yoki
Peeke & Lorei
Wotherspoon.

 

[ODAAT]

honestly never noticed him in the games vs the Sabres but moved well vs the Bolts, was ok

 

[KillerMillerTime]

honestly never noticed him in the games vs the Sabres but moved well vs the Bolts, was ok

Surprised Detroit didn't trade for him to push Holl out of their lineup.

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

It is only one game but I'm trying to figure out why Buffalo fans wanted him gone? Keep in mind he also played pretty good for team Finland. Just another guy who sucked on purpose to get out of Buffalo?

It's early, but right now he's looking like a Krug or Gryz replacement. Maybe better.