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Article: Wild finds no quick fixes on trade deadline day; GM Doug Risebrough pulled back on a "major deal" while other teams in the West added significant pieces. Summary.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- March 5, 2009
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Byline: MICHAEL RUSSO; STAFF WRITER
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - One of these days Olli Jokinen is going to slip on a Minnesota Wild sweater for real.
Those have to be the odds considering all the energy the Wild has expended trying to acquire the goal-scoring centerman the past few years.
While the Wild won't confirm what "major deal" it was involved in until Wednesday morning, sources say General Manager Doug Risebrough continued his longtime quest for Jokinen, the former Florida Panthers captain who was ultimately traded from Phoenix to the Calgary Flames.
In the end, Wednesday's trade deadline came and went with the Wild, whose season is ...