Olli Jokinen
Olli Jokinen
Olli Veli Pekka Jokinenis a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently a free agent, having last played for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings third overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he made his NHL debut. He has also played for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs. He began...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth5 December 1978
close lately playing road
We really need to play over.500 (on the five-game trip), but lately we've been playing close to.700 at home. So if we can go.500 on the road from here on out we'll be fine.
age closer earn elite good guys job prove spot step themselves
One thing that's good now is the young guys are going to have to earn their spot in the lineup. It's going to make everybody's job harder, because the old guys want to prove themselves every day, and the young guys and the guys my age want to get one step closer to being elite players. That's a good mix.
absolutely close hear heard waiting week
Absolutely nothing is happening, ... We're waiting to hear from them. I don't know what they're doing. We've heard nothing from them for probably close to a week now.
against close credit games played
It was a big two points. You have to give credit to Washington. They played really hard. Somehow, we've been able to find a way in close games against them.
happened nice puck robbed toward winning
It happened so quickly. I was able to get the puck toward the backdoor. But he robbed me and made a nice save. That's what winning goalies are able to do.
happened nice puck robbed toward winning
It happened so quickly. I was able to get the puck toward the back door. But he robbed me, and made a nice save. That's what winning goalies are able to do.
couple expect help teams trying watch
We can't watch how the other teams are playing. We can't expect to get any help from other teams because it's not just one team we're trying to catch. There are a couple of teams between us and the playoffs.
freak game gave goal held played second smart solid took
We played a solid 60 minutes. In the second we took over the game and gave up a freak goal but we played smart and held the lead.
bounce next ourselves sorry win
We can't feel sorry about ourselves and take back what we did. We've just got to bounce back and win the next game.
control teams
We can't control how the other teams play. But it was a big two points.
damage time turned
We were able to do damage every time they turned over the puck.
matter power scores second
It doesn't matter who scores the goals. As long as we win, that's the key. If you play power play and you're on the first or second line, you're going to get your points.
points
Without him (Luongo), we wouldn't have any points tonight.
cost four gave period puck second three turning
We started turning the puck over in the second period and it cost us. We gave them three or four goals.