3 Months Winnipeg Jets Comment

Olli Jokinen scored a pair of goals Tuesday night.

He has seven points in 19 games this season to go with a team-worst minus-10 rating. Jokinen is currently playing on Winnipeg's third line with James Wright and Anthony Peluso, which is not what the team envisioned when they signed him as an unrestricted free agent last summer.

3 Months Winnipeg Jets Comment

Olli Jokinen scored a goal in Winnipeg's 5-3 loss Saturday afternoon.

That ended Jokinen's nine-game pointless slump. Alex Burmistrov and Evander Kane each scored a goal in the losing effort. Dustin Byfuglien recorded two assists for the Jets.

3 Months Winnipeg Jets Comment

Olli Jokinen has gone without scoring a point in seven straight games.

The veteran center hasn't even registered a shot in his past two contests, which doesn't bode well for an end to his recent cold streak either. Jokinen was projected to be a top-six addition to the Jets' offensive picture this season after signing a two-year, $9 million contract with the organization last summer. However, he has been playing on the third line of late and has scored only four points in 14 matches.

3 Months Winnipeg Jets Comment

Olli Jokinen has recorded just two goals and two assists in his first 12 games with the Winnipeg Jets.

The Jets added Jokinen as their top free-agent addition during the summer and he has sputtered out of the gate so far. He started the year without a point in four prior to getting all four of his points during a three-game span. Since then he hasn't had a goal or an assist in five consecutive contests.

4 Months Winnipeg Jets Comment

Olli Jokinen feels like he's starting to develop a groove now after the long layoff of the lockout.

"It was a while before I played the last time so it's been a pretty big layover and it's started to feel better the last few games," Jokinen said Wednesday. "The only way to train for the game is to play the game, have meaningful games. It's different when you skate with six guys, play three-on-three. When you start competing against the best players in the world, it's a little different." The veteran forward said he did not feel like himself for the first few games when he didn't have a point. Jokinen has generated a goal and two helpers in his past two appearances.

4 Months Winnipeg Jets Comment

Olli Jokinen scored a goal and added an assist in the Jets 4-3 loss to Montreal Tuesday night.

It's typically not a good sign when a player can triple his point total on the season in just one game, but with three points in six contests Jokinen is starting to come around. Blake Wheeler and Nik Antropov also found the back of the net in the losing effort.

4 Months Winnipeg Jets Comment

Olli Jokinen said a silver lining to the lockout was that he has had plenty of time to grow accustomed to the city of Winnipeg.

"The good thing this time was probably having the lockout so I had a good chance to get used to the surroundings and get to know the city and find some new friends outside hockey," said Jokinen. That's a very good attitude from the veteran center. The Jets will lean on Jokinen for leadership and offense this year. During the early part of training camp, he has been skating with Evander Kane and Kyle Wellwood.

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