"Center Olli Jokinen, who was having a subpar season in Calgary and has been traded three times in the past two years, became the latest piece of a Rangers makeover that does not seem to end.

The Rangers shipped two recent pieces of that makeover, forwards Christopher Higgins and Ales Kotalik, to the Flames late Monday for the once high-scoring Jokinen and the bruising forward Brandon Prust.

Jokinen, 31, has been shuttled from Florida to Phoenix to Calgary in the past two years.

"It's a cruel business, but that's the way it goes," Jokinen told reporters in Calgary after the trade was completed following the Flames' game against Philadelphia on Monday. "It comes with the salary. You make $5 million, 11 goals is not going to cut it."

Jokinen, a first-round draft choice of the Kings in 1997, had 11 goals and 35 points in 56 games this season. He is in the final year of his contract, which pays him $5.25 million this season. His best seasons were in Florida, where his high-water marks were 39 goals and 91 points in 2006-7."