Darryl Sutter either hit his head today or someone slipped some hallucinogenic drugs into his coffee mug this morning.
Olli Jokinen is NOT the answer, my friend. Not unless you think you could actually include the guy in a trade to Ottawa for Jason Spezza.
Fat chance.
Jokinen is a selfish, me-man who didn't fit into your dressing room last year. Your room really hasn't changed... unless you really, honestly think that Dion Phaneuf was your only problem. And Jokinen hasn't changed -- he's still a shoot-first, pad the stats second, teammates 32nd kind of center.
The Sens would have signed him if they really wanted him.
Alex Tanguay? I like him dishing to Jarome Iginla -- there is some positive history there. And he'll be inspired to prove his tenure in Tampa Bay wasn't his new reality. Maybe that's $1.7 million spend (reasonably) well.
Other teams are slingshoting forward while the Flames are playing roulette with revisionist history.
I really don't like the over-under on Sutter's tenure as GM. But hey, isn't Mike Keenan available?