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Would Jagr Rather Be A Member Of The New York Rangers?
by Paul on 09/14/09 at 04:10 PM ET
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from Stan Fischler of Game On,
Talk about going from a BIG SPLASH to a drop-in-the-bucket, how about our old buddy, Jaromir Jagr, formerly the toast of Broadway. A year ago Jags detonated roaring headlines by emigrating to Russia. Now there’s hardly a whisper about JJ. Let’s not forget that Jaromir – same as Sean Avery – could have remained a Ranger. There was a reasonable deal there for him to return, but he chose to chase pucks in Putinville. It says here that he regrets the move – deeply!
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First Jagr In Edmonton, Now Renney
by Paul on 03/08/09 at 08:34 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Jagr, who accurately had been linked to the Oilers in mid-February, is all but certain to attempt to gain clearance from Omsk and the KHL to return to the NHL next season even though he had told friends throughout the year he is locked into Russia for 2009-10. If Tom Renney had remained behind the Ranger bench, it’s likely he would have sought to come back to New York.
That scenario is now inoperative. Indeed, if the Oilers miss the playoffs for a third straight year, it’s just possible Renney could replace Craig MacTavish as head coach and reunite with Jagr in Edmonton.
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KHL President Talks Jagr & Emery
by Paul on 02/12/09 at 11:34 AM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
We had arranged to interview the KHL president and oil magnate through a league spokesman. We thought the timing was right given the Jaromir Jagr rumors, the Ray Emery situation, the world economic crisis, the nose-diving Russian ruble, falling oil prices and, well, the KHL’s survival.
An Edmonton Journal blog had the industry chirping Tuesday when it speculated the Oilers were taking another run at Jagr (they tried to sign him last July). The Oilers denied it. As we pointed out Tuesday, Jagr can’t leave his Russian contract with Omsk Avangard; and besides, if he did somehow sign with the Oilers, he’d have to clear NHL waivers first.
“Mr. Jagr played today for Avangard,” said Medvedev, who was in New York to take in the Capitals-Rangers game. “Legally, he has a contract. It would surprise me if it was really true that Edmonton tried to negotiate a deal with Mr. Jagr. I don’t like those rumors. But Edmonton publicly announced it wasn’t the case.”
Besides, continued Medvedev, Jagr is signed for “two years plus one [option].”
“And there is no-out clause [in the contract],” added Medvedev.
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Report- Jagr Talking To Oilers
by Paul on 02/10/09 at 01:43 PM ET
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from David Staples of The Cult of Hockey,
A source close to Czech hockey ace Jaromir Jagr says that Jagr is close to finalizing negotiations with the Edmonton Oilers, reports Euro-hockey expert Peter Adler.
The source would not say when Jagr would report to Edmonton, how much he would be paid, or how long he would sign for. Jagr is now playing with Omsk in the financially-troubled Kontinental Hockey League.
continued and one question?, how about waivers?
update 2:23pm, From David Staples at The Cult of Hockey,
Oilers hockey ops boss Kevin Lowe is indicating that Czech hockey ace Jaromir Jagr, 37, isn’t coming to Edmonton—at least not this season, reports Euro-hockey expert Peter Adler.
“Jaromir is under contract in the KHL,” Lowe told Adler.
Jagr has also told Czech national team coach Vladimir Ruzicka he will be playing for the Czech team at the world championships in May.
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Jagr Happy In Russia
by Paul on 01/09/09 at 04:18 PM ET
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from Lynn Zinser of the New York Times,
As Jaromir Jagr got ready for the latest unique experience in a season already full of them, he said he has no regrets about leaving the N.H.L. to play in Russia, despite watching a teammate die on the bench, having his coach quit in the middle of a game and playing in a league whose financial situation is said to be faltering.
“You could write a book about it,” Jagr said of his season during a telephone interview from Moscow. “But I’m fine. I’m doing good. I’m happy.”
On Friday, Jagr was getting ready to take center stage for the Continental Hockey League, or K.H.L., All-Star game on Saturday at an outdoor rink in Red Square. There, Jagr is the all-star of all stars, the biggest name in a league marketing itself around him.
added 5:33pm, from Ken Campbell of the Hockey News,
Jaromir Jagr said he has no designs on returning to the NHL in the short term, but if he ever did return he would be happy to go back to the Pittsburgh Penguins to play for his former idol, Mario Lemieux.
“I was thinking about it and if Mario would call me and say, ‘I’d like you to play for our team,’ I would think about it a lot,” Jagr said in a telephone interview from Moscow where the Kontinental League will hold its inaugural All-Star Game outdoors at Red Square Saturday. “I would play for the minimum salary. I would play for $350,000 just for him because I owe him my hockey life. I want to pay him back because he has made me what I am…besides my parents.”
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Morning Line
by Paul on 12/15/08 at 08:59 AM ET
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“...I think Sean needs a strong coach like Mike Keenan. To have him under control. Then a lot of scandals could have been avoided.
Actually, people with a big self opinion will never understand Avery and will always think of him as an outsider. But I can never take Sean seriously. I have never had any problems with him.”
-Jaromir Jagr. Read more from Eric McErlain at the NHL Fanhouse.
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Evening Line
by Paul on 10/28/08 at 06:43 PM ET
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“You got such freedom, it’s hard to believe. In the U.S. you have so many rules, everything’s regulated and structured. When you make a mistake you pay for it — a lot. … In Russia you don’t have to worry if you make a mistake. And that’s what I love about living here. There’s always another way to make up for it. Nothing’s too serious. Nothing is a problem, and at the same time, everything’s a problem. But somehow no matter how bad things are, you can always work it out.”
-Jaromir Jagr, read more at Slap Shot…
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Jagr Will Be Missed
by Paul on 09/15/08 at 01:21 PM ET
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from Arthur Staple of Newsday,
Did they get better, though? The lasting memory of Jagr’s four-year Rangers tenure was him putting the team on his back for the final month of the 2007-08 and their brief playoff run. When Glen Sather decided to let Jagr head off to the continent, he let go a guy who can be as dominant as anyone in the league.
Jagr’s abilities as a leader weren’t as strong, but his quirky sensibility and penchant for funny, self-deprecating comments served a purpose in a locker room that had very few loud corners. Sean Avery, the loudest of them all, is gone too, and Brendan Shanahan may not be back at this late date....
And when there’s adversity, as there always is during an NHL season, Jagr won’t be there to crack a joke or shoulder the blame and attention.
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Difficult Decision For Jagr
by Paul on 07/04/08 at 03:30 PM ET
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from the CP,
An emotionally-drained Jaromir Jagr believes his decision to leave the NHL was the most difficult in his career. Yet the right one.
“It wasn’t an easy decision,” the star winger told The Canadian Press in a phone interview Friday. “It was the toughest decision in my life, hockey-wise. ...
“It was a lot tougher than I thought it was going to be,” he added. “No question about it. I hate making changes.”
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Report- Jagr Signs With Russian Team
by Paul on 07/04/08 at 08:06 AM ET
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Numerous reports stating Jagr has signed with Avangard Omsk. His picture is on the front page of their site.
A quick translation from the website…
On July, 4th general manager ХК “Avant-guard” Anatoly Bardin has concluded the contract on the scheme «2+1» with one of the most productive [forward in the] NHL Jaromir Jagr.
President [of the Continental Hockey League] Alexander Medvedev has highly appreciated [the] contract signing [by] management of Omsk “Avant-guard” with a star of world hockey In the near future there will be a press release of a management of league.
added 8:25am, via Bloomberg,
Jaromir Jagr, the former winner of the National Hockey League’s Hart Trophy as its most valuable player, has signed a deal to play with Avangard Omsk of the top Russian hockey league.
Club boss Anatoly Bardin signed a two-year contract that will bring Jagr, the five-time winner of the NHL’s scoring title, to the Siberian club after the 36 year-old’s contract ran out with the New York Rangers at the end of last season, a statement on the Russian club’s Web site said.
added 12:43pm, from TSN,
The Russian hockey team Avangard Omsk announced it has signed the former New York Rangers star and Jagr’s agent, Pat Brisson, confirmed the move Friday afternoon.
“Jaromir signed a letter of intent with the Avangard Omsk Hockey team of the Russian CHL on or about 3am EST this morning. I won’t comment on the terms of the agreement at this time.It was a very difficult but personal decision to make in light of the many NHL teams interested in his services. He is grateful to the NHL and especially the Rangers in recent years.”
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Jagr With A Message
by Paul on 07/04/08 at 07:17 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
The future is uncertain for Jagr, who said that he would like to play five more years. He has an offer from Russia. He may have a multi-year offer coming to him from Edmonton.
“People think that it’s better to have a lot of choices, but sometimes having one choice is best because you can’t make the wrong one,” Jagr said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do now, but I’ll make that choice when it’s time.
“I want to thank Glen and Tom and the Rangers. I want to thank all the people who supported me. Being in New York was special.
“And I also want to say to the people like Mike Milbury who made their living by criticizing me all the time, that they can kiss my [butt].”
added 7:44am, Last year, also on the 4th of July, we had this from then coach John Tortorella,
Coach John Tortorella wished Eric Perrin well but also said not to let the door hit him on the way out.
“He can kiss my (butt),’’ Tortorella said.
I wonder who will continue the tradition next year?
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No More NYR Option for Jagr
by Alanah McGinley on 07/03/08 at 05:11 PM ET
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From the CP via Sportsnet:
During a conference call, general manager Glen Sather said that the Naslund signing means that Jaromir Jagr will not be back with the Rangers next season.
Update 5:31pm ET: The link at Sportsnet.ca has changed the content we cited, noting that Jagr will be back now. Numerous other sources contradict this (agreeing with Sportsnet’s original wording) and so it seems likely that Sportsnet or the CP have just made an error.
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Stop Thinking
by Paul on 07/03/08 at 08:20 AM ET
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from John Dellapina of the NY Daily News,
“I think they’re happy with what they got,” Jagr said of the Rangers. “The guys they got are what they feel they needed.”
Asked if he thought he could return to the Rangers, he replied: “That’s a tough question. To be honest, at times like this, I don’t think you should think. Because you might think something and get hurt. This is a business.
“First of all, I’ll tell you one thing, I’m not angry because I always believe that everything that happens happens for a reason. It’s possible. Everything is possible.
“But it doesn’t look to me like I was their first choice. And I don’t know if I was No.2 or No.3.”
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Rangers Notes
by Alanah McGinley on 07/01/08 at 08:57 PM ET
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Sam Weinman at Rangers Report:
Valiquette re-signed as well
A couple of other quick hits: Sather said he’s talked to Jaromir Jagr’s agent several times and they’re still interested in bringing him back.
Sather also mentioned he called Sean Avery’s agent Pat Morris and Morris never called him back.
Perhaps the end to the NYR spending day. Glen Sather is currently on a media conference call and Weinman will probably be adding more to that post shortly.
We’ll note a confirmation of the Stephen Valiquette re-signing when available.
Update 10:01pm ET: TSN notes the Valiquette re-signing. No info on terms at that link yet.
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The Jagr Solution
by Paul on 06/30/08 at 07:00 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
The Lightning hired Phoenix pro scout Greg Malone as their head of scouting. A few days later they acquired the rights to his son, Ryan Malone, whom they are poised to sign to a multi-year deal. What a coincidence.
The Rangers should hire Jagr’s father, also named Jaromir and the president of Kladno of the Czech League, as their director of Czech hockey operations. Why not? They should hire Mr. Jagr and then sign No. 68.
The Lightning opened the door. Let the NHL try to close it on Jagr and the Rangers. Just let them try.
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Jagr Has Options
by Paul on 06/28/08 at 07:12 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Sather has repeatedly said that he wants to re-sign the captain. He told The Post on Thursday that remains his position. Still, it is believed the Rangers are unwilling to offer Jagr, who will turn 37 in February, anything other than a one-year deal that would allow them to include bonuses that could be deferred to 2009-10.
“I don’t want to negotiate in the papers or speak for Jaromir, but I don’t think that’s something that would interest him at this point,” Brisson said.
“I think there will be a number of NHL teams that would be willing to give him a multi-year deal - he was the best player in the league in the first two rounds of the playoffs - but if he doesn’t get a contract that he likes, he would probably focus on the offer he has to play in Russia and finish his career in Europe.”
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Jagr’s Objective Is To Play With The Rangers
by Paul on 06/27/08 at 02:17 PM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
The dollar offer out of Russia may be an overwhelming $35 million over three years, but impending free agent Jaromir Jagr Jaromir Jagr has made it clear that his priority is to remain the NHL.
“Jaromir and I spoke last night and this morning, and his goal first and foremost is to play in the NHL for another two or three seasons,” Jagr’s agent, Pat Brisson, told The Post this afternoon. “His objective is to sign a new contract with the Rangers , and that has always been his priority.
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Jagr Could See Big Money
by Paul on 06/27/08 at 06:24 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
A reliable third party source yesterday told The Post that his connections in the Czech Republic believe that Jagr has recently received a three-year contract offer for the equivalent of $35M after-tax US dollars from Omsk of the Russian Super League. The captain is believed to have received the formal offer this week from Omsk GM Anatoly Bardin after months of conversations.
Jagr, who will become an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday, has said that his first choice is to sign a new deal with the Rangers New York Rangers . But Sather yesterday told The Post that he has not heard from No. 68 despite repeatedly telling Jagr’s North American agent Pat Brisson, that he wants Jagr to return.
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Jagr Waiting To Talk
by Paul on 06/23/08 at 07:55 AM ET
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“There’s nothing new about my situation. That’s OK. I understand that Glen and my agent had other issues to take care of before and at the draft.
“I was at our practice rink last week. I missed Glennie by a couple of hours, or we would have talked then. I’m sure we’ll be talking sometime soon. I don’t think there’s a rush. Nothing has changed.”
-Jaromir Jagr
Read more from Larry Brooks of the NY Post.
Question for Wings fans, would you want Jagr? Holland won’t commit to any long term contracts for high priced UFAs, but offering Jagr a two year contract would fit. What do you think?
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Sather Talks Jagr & Avery
by Paul on 06/21/08 at 11:06 PM ET
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from John Dellapina of the NY Daily News,
Glen Sather yet again pledged his affection for Jaromir Jagr Saturday. And with just 10 days remaining until Jagr can hit the NHL’s open market, the Rangers’ general manager is at least exploring ways to keep him from getting there.
“I know that Jaromir would like to come back,” Sather said. “I’ve met with his agent two or three times now. I met with him here the other day. He told me he wants to come back. I’ve said that I want to have him back. And that’s where it is.”
Also from Dellapina at the NY Daily News,
Rangers GM Glen Sather spent the entire, 30-minute seventh round of the NHL draft sitting with Avery’s agent Pat Morris Saturday. And after Morris made his pitch, complete with a folder full of statistical evidence, he emerged all but convinced that Avery won’t be re-signed before becoming an unrestricted free agent at noon on July 1.
“We had an interesting dialogue, and there appears to be disagreement over what Sean’s value is to the New York Rangers,” Morris said.
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Cat & Mouse Games with Jagr
by Alanah McGinley on 06/17/08 at 10:21 AM ET
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From John Dellapina at The Blueshirts Blog,
Jagr told me again today that he hasn’t heard anything from Rangers GM Glen Sather since they spoke on the day the team broke up for the season. While such a cat-and-mouse act is long-standing standard operating procedure for Sather, it makes little sense in this case.
Not only can Jagr sign with Omsk-Avangard at any time, there seems to be little to be gained by making him sit and wonder whether the Rangers want him back. His personal experience (see: Washington 2000-2004) is that things don’t go well when he’s playing for a team that doesn’t fully believe in him. And every day that goes by without the Rangers reaching out to him has to make him wonder even more.
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Advice for Glen Sather
by Alanah McGinley on 06/12/08 at 03:38 PM ET
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From Stan Fischler at Game On,
If I’m Glen Sather, I tell Jaromir [Jagr] that he will be paid something in the range of a 20-25-goal scorer; what the going rate will be for that. Thus, the captain will have to demonstrate that he REALLY wants to stay in New York and is willing to accept a diminished role suitable to his age; otherwise he will not be a good fit on the club. If Jagr is not willing to accept this, then it may be a case of au revoir, old buddy.
And, guess what, it would not be the end of the world for the Blueshirts.
more... plus thoughts on Sean Avery
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Jagr Waiting on the NYR
by Alanah McGinley on 06/06/08 at 10:39 AM ET
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From John Dellapina at the NY Post Daily News,
“Do I have an offer from Russia? Probably,” Jagr said, refusing to discuss details of what Bardin promised him when he flew to New York to meet with him and with Sather on March 30.
But when asked whether it was now a case of seeing whether the Rangers would match the offer or come close, Jagr replied: “No, it’s not that at all. I just want to know if I feel any interest from New York. That’s what I want to know first.
“I told (the Omsk representatives) I didn’t want to talk to anybody before I talked to the Rangers. They know that.”
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Jagr Talking Contract
by Paul on 05/18/08 at 07:11 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Slap Shots has learned that Jagr’s agent and Sather are expected to commence negotiations this week after preliminary discussions in which both sides exchanged words of love, if not vows of ‘til death do they part, at least not yet.
“Jags would like to stay, he doesn’t want to leave New York, and Slats has told me that he feels the same way,” Pat Brisson, who with J.P. Barry represents Jagr, said by phone on Friday night. “We’re going to begin to talk about a contract in the next week or so.
“Jags feels good about himself as a player and about what he and the Rangers can accomplish together.”
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Shanny In NY - It Depends On Jagr
by Paul on 05/06/08 at 12:05 PM ET
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from Stan Fischler at Game On,
I don’t like to beat around the bush on Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street, so I’ll get right to the point.
On the assumption that Jaromir Jagr will NOT be a Ranger next season, Shanahan must be invited back for another term.
However, if management learns in a reasonable amount of time that Jagr wants to be back on Broadway for 2008-09, then Shanny must be given a fair “adieu.” No more, no less.
As far as The Maven is concerned, there’s no room on an invigorated—and, yes, it WILL be invigorated by younger aces—roster for two elder statesmen. One is enough.
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Jagr In Charge
by Paul on 05/03/08 at 08:28 PM ET
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from Lynn Zinser of the New York Times (Sunday edition),
At 36, Jagr has appointed himself to lead that charge. His play became increasingly dominating as the playoffs neared. He turned it up more in the first round of the playoffs and played his most inspired game Thursday, when he had two goals and an assist to help the Rangers stave off elimination.
But it was off the ice after Game 3 that Jagr made his biggest statement. Even though the Rangers had lost at the Garden, 5-3, he went into the locker room and said the Rangers could win the series if they played the way they did in erasing a two-goal deficit in the second period of that game. Publicly, he vowed the series was not over.
Jagr does not often address his teammates as a group. That role usually falls to Brendan Shanahan, one of the alternate captains, and others. But when Jagr does, he has their attention.
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What Will Be Jagr’s Legacy?
by Alanah McGinley on 05/02/08 at 05:44 PM ET
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From Sam McCaig at The Hockey News,
Dear Jaromir: Thanks for the memories…or good riddance?
That’s pretty much how it breaks down when fans discuss the possibility that the 2008 playoffs may be the final NHL action for Rangers superstar Jaromir Jagr.
Because when it comes to Jagr, not many people sit on the fence. You either love him or you hate him, and you have a multitude of reasons to back up your stance.
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One Thing On Jagr’s Mind - Win Tonight
by Paul on 05/01/08 at 07:46 AM ET
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from Lynn Zinser at Slap Shot,
“I’m going to play tomorrow to try to win the series back, not thinking about myself. It’s going to take care of itself. I’m going to try to play to win the hockey game, to have a chance to play the next game. That is my goal.”…
Jagr may still be back if he does not find what he is looking for with another N.H.L. team. All the talk of him returning to Russia is just that, talk. The Rangers probably will not bring back Brendan Shanahan or Martin Straka to a team looking to get younger, but there is little doubt that the Rangers still believe in Jagr. It is a matter of whether he believes back.
more on Jagr…
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Report: Jagr Playing for Omsk Next Season?
by Alanah McGinley on 04/29/08 at 04:38 PM ET
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The Czech site iDNES has reported the following:
Some unnamed player from Omsk was told by the boss of the club that Jagr is gonna play there next year. “We dont know anything about length of contract or about money but they told us Jagr will play here. Thats fantastic news!”
Thanks to a KK reader for the pointer and the translation.
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Jagr Talks Pittsburgh Days
by Paul on 04/25/08 at 01:23 PM ET
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from David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail,
In the 2000-01 season, the Penguins had just come through their second bout of bankruptcy. They only remained in Pittsburgh because Mario Lemieux found the financing to take over the team and later that season he came out of retirement, in part because the team desperately needed a gate attraction to stay solvent.
By then, however, Jagr was in a long public sulk. He fought with his coaches and teammates and the media.
Now, he says, looking back with the wisdom of 36-year-old eyes, it was all done to keep forwards Alexei Kovalev, Martin Straka and Robert Lang in Penguins uniforms. All three were set to become free agents at the end of the 2000-01 season and Jagr said he knew the team needed them more than him. After Lemieux made his comeback halfway through the season, Jagr said the team could afford to lose him.
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Jagr Expects Booing Anywhere
by Paul on 04/21/08 at 02:54 PM ET
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from Newsday,
Jaromir Jagr said a little while ago that it doesn’t matter much to him, even though he’s sure to be booed lustily in Pittsburgh, where he played his first 11 NHL seasons, or in Washington, where he played the following two and change.
“I get booed everywhere,” he said, flashing that squinty-eyed, devilish grin he puts on when it’s time to have a laugh with his questioners. “Heck, maybe I get booed at home too.”
more on the Rangers…
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Jagr Still Creative
by Paul on 04/12/08 at 08:30 AM ET
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from The Record,
“I feel we have a good enough team to do it,” Jagr said of the possibility of the Rangers winning their first Stanley Cup since 1994. “I’m not guaranteeing anything but we’re capable to fight for it. I still believe we can play better than we did in the first two games. I’ll say it over and over, we have to make more plays.”
“I understand sometimes you have to chip the puck in,” the Rangers captain added. “But you have to have a little faith sometimes and play with a little more confidence.”
And, no doubt, this gets to the root of why Jagr has been so coy about re-signing with the Rangers after this playoff run is over. The Czech superstar is 36 and coming off a regular season in which he scored a career-low 25 goals.
Even if he does not return to Europe to play next season, he knows his time in the NHL is dwindling. He likely wants one more chance to be the free-wheeling Jagr of old and that does not mesh with Rangers coach Tom Renney’s measured — and successful — style of play.
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Jagr Focusing On Playoff Run
by Paul on 04/08/08 at 09:43 AM ET
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from the NY Daily News,
He has ratcheted up his off-ice workouts in recent weeks. But Jagr maintains that is standard operating procedure for him at this time of year, not an attempt to get one more dominant playoff run out of a body that is now 36.
And as for the prospect of winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP - the one remaining reachable threshold in his contract that would extend it through next season - Jagr refused to even entertain such a discussion on Monday.
At least for public consumption, that is.
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Can Jagr Dominate
by Paul on 04/07/08 at 08:00 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
But now, two years later, beginning on Wednesday, Jagr will get a second chance at the Devils.
Yes, the conflict between Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Brodeur will be fascinating. And yes, there will be delicious subplots featuring Gomez, Sean Avery, Zach Parise and Patrik Elias, whose shootout goal was decisive in his team’s 3-2 victory over the Blueshirts at the Rock yesterday that gave the Devils first-round home-ice.
Still, the outcome of this series between this matched set of flawed opponents is almost certainly going to be determined by whether Jagr can dominate the Devils over seven games, the way he dominated for shifts at a time while logging 24:12 yesterday while skating on lines with both Gomez and Brandon Dubinsky.
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Jagr Talk
by Paul on 03/30/08 at 08:30 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
This afternoon, Jaromir Jagr will play the 420th regular-season game of his career here at the Igloo. The Post wanted to know if he expects to be his last.
“Are the Penguins moving?” a grinning Jagr responded following practice yesterday, before the Rangers departed for the opener of a back-to-back, home-and-home series against the division leaders they trail by six points while holding a game in hand.
“Should I wave to the fans?” Jagr asked. “Maybe I’ll wave . . . after I score.”
Jagr was as coy in talking about his plans as he has been since telling The Post on March 9: “I have a pretty good idea what I’m going to do next year and I’ve known for three or four weeks, but I’m not going to say anything.”
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You See How Rumors Start
by Paul on 03/28/08 at 02:32 PM ET
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via Russia Today,
It looks as though Jaromir Jagr will rejoin the team he played for during the NHL lockout. The current New York Ranger will resign for Avangard Omsk for next season.
The Omsk club will start negotiations with the 36-year-old in New York next week.
See an earlier post from today regarding Jagr.
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Jagr Not Ready To Commit For Next Season
by Paul on 03/28/08 at 09:04 AM ET
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from the NY Daily News,
Jagr - who scored 16 goals in 32 games for Omsk during the lockout year - insists he is not yet ready to commit to anything. But he has hinted in recent weeks that he believes negotiating a new deal with the Rangers is unlikely to happen.
“It’s not nice at this stage to talk about anything,” Jagr said, uncomfortable discussing his 2008-09 plans while he’s trying to captain the Rangers to the playoffs and a Stanley Cup. “(Omsk) finished their season. They’re coming here. I played there for a year. There’s no reason not to talk to them, not to meet them.
“They’re going to spend a week here? I’m not sure. I just keep in touch with them for a long time, since I played there. That’s nothing new.”
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Jagr On His Future
by Paul on 03/14/08 at 10:01 AM ET
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from the NY Daily News,
Asked after practice on Thursday about Sather’s comments - including the GM’s pronouncement that he wants to re-sign Jagr and expects to do so - Jagr sounded neither relieved nor convinced.
What’s more, given yet another of many recent chances to merely spout the easy line that he would love to be back with the Rangers if everything could be worked out, Jagr wouldn’t bite.
“I know where I’m going to finish my hockey career - in my hometown,” he said, smiling. “I know that for sure - because the league is not (as strong as) the NHL. I know I can play there longer than here. That’s one I know for sure.
“If nothing bad happens, I’m going to finish my hockey career in Kladno (Czech Republic), that’s for sure.”
But when pressed upon whether he wanted to end his NHL career in New York, Jagr replied: “I’m not sure. I don’t know. I haven’t thought about it.”
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Morning Line
by Paul on 03/10/08 at 10:21 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
“I have a pretty good idea what I’m going to do next year, and I’ve known for three or four weeks, but I’m not going to say anything. I don’t want that to become an issue,” Jagr said. “I’m not going to say something that’s going to be a distraction to the team.
“It’s not about me or my future. It’s about doing the things we need to win the Stanley Cup.”
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Barely Making it is the Key to Success
by Alanah McGinley on 03/06/08 at 02:45 PM ET
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From at the NY Post,
In three of the last four NHL postseasons, a sixth seed (Flames, 2004), a seventh seed (Ducks, 2003), and an eighth seed (Oilers, 2006) became conference champions, so Jagr gets it: It’s all about getting in, the more barely the better.
“That means you’ve been playing playoff games already, good preparation,” he said, then smiled. “But you have to make it.”
That’s why the Rangers New York Rangers pay Jagr the big bucks, for impeccable analysis like that.
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Evening Line
by Paul on 03/03/08 at 07:30 PM ET
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from Stan Fischler at MSG Network,
The “issue” of Jaromir Jagr’s return to the Rangers next season appears to us to be a non-issue. Our prediction is this: The Blueshirts’ captain will be back because, A. He wants to remain a Ranger; B. Management wants him on Seventh Avenue and, C. JJ still is effective in his senior citizen role.
more from the Maven…
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Jagr Staying With Rangers
by Paul on 02/24/08 at 04:39 PM ET
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via Blue Notes at Newsday,
Although the Rangers have denied repeated requests from New York writers for a sitdown with general manager Glen Sather, he spoke with Edmonton reporters and said Jaromir Jagr would not be traded, and that he would like to resign both Jagr and Sean Avery.
Anyone who thought Jagr was going to get traded, raise your hand!
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Jagr in Practice
by Alanah McGinley on 02/19/08 at 02:02 PM ET
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From Blueshirts Blog,
It’s 1:15 p.m. and I believe Jaromir Jagr just finished answering the last question from Montreal reporters who were delighted with the opportunity to enter the Rangers’ captain’s mind — after many marvelled at how he spent an extra 30 minutes on the ice after the morning skate working on his shooting with assistant coach Perry Pearn.
When told that that is not unusual for Jagr — that he, in fact, often returns to the Rangers’ practice facility in the afternoon for a second session on non-game days — some were stunned. Amazing how this guy can have been in the league for so long and yet be such a mystery to so many. Could it be that it’s easier to ridicule him if you don’t know anything about him?
Update 5:07pm ET -- Quotes from Jagr to the CP via TSN,
‘I still believe in myself,’’ Jagr said. ‘’When you’re not scoring, you want to do a little extra and maybe later it will help me.
‘’Maybe there’s bad before something good. I don’t know. I don’t question it. I just work harder than I did before on my shooting and just believe that it’s going to come sooner or later.’’
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Improving The Rangers By Moving Jagr
by Paul on 02/14/08 at 06:57 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
The offense is just now starting to show signs of life, thanks mostly to Chris Drury’s recent spurt of productivity (he is still minus-11 and has just 18 goals after a career-best 37 a season ago).
The main issues confronting Sather are what to do about Jaromir Jagr and how to improve his average defense. One issue seems to naturally lead to another. Jagr is done in New York—that much seems clear. Once again, this isn’t about a mercurial star quitting, but a talented star (and captain) who has hit the wall. It is not a stretch to suggest Jagr’s departure would free up the rest of the forward contingent to be more productive; addition by subtraction, if you will.
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Jagr Wants To Lead The Rangers
by Paul on 02/10/08 at 10:29 PM ET
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from Lynn Zinser of the New York Times,
The Rangers treasure that contract because Washington still pays half of Jagr’s $8.36 million salary based on the conditions of the 2004 trade that sent him to New York. And after 17 seasons in the N.H.L., Jagr will not make that kind of money in a new deal.
This has led to rumors that the Rangers will deal Jagr before the trading deadline Feb. 26, although that seems unlikely with a playoff run still in reach.
Jagr said he did not want to play anywhere else. He has relished his role in the Rangers’ return to respectability the past three seasons. He wants to be the player who leads a team to a Stanley Cup, he said, to play the role that Mario Lemieux did for Pittsburgh in 1991 and ’92. Jagr was part of those Penguins teams, winning Cups in his first two N.H.L. seasons.
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The Value Of Jagr
by Paul on 02/10/08 at 08:17 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
When the Rangers look to next year, Glen Sather’s obligation will be to find a first-line right wing who is compatible with Gomez, rather than to find a first-line center who is compatible with Jagr.
Which is why the Rangers GM is obligated now to find out what he can get in return for Jagr as the Feb. 26 trade deadline approaches....
Again. This is not a cry for the Rangers to dump Jagr. There is no reason whatsoever to send him away on the cheap. He does have the ability to get hot. He does present a huge challenge for a potential playoff opponent.
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Renney To The Rescue
by Paul on 02/05/08 at 07:44 AM ET
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from the New York Daily News,
Tom Renney understands that absorbing some physical punishment is part of being a top player. But Renney has just about had it with the unpenalized bashing he believes Jaromir Jagr receives most games....
“He’s the best player on our team and he is never going to dive,” Renney said of Jagr, who on Sunday took an on-ice pounding from Montreal defenseman Mike Komisarek and the usual over-the-air hammering from NBC analyst Mike Milbury. “He’s always going to play the game straight up to the best of his ability. Whereas those that oppose him - that stop him - in my mind, play outside the rules of the game at times.
“And for whatever reasons, it seems to go unnoticed because he doesn’t fall down; he doesn’t embellish; he’s strong; he uses his size well; he’s a puck-possession guy. And yet, protect the integrity of the game and allow the player to play.
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Jagr Hopes To Stay In New York
by Paul on 01/24/08 at 08:35 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
“It’s not really on my mind whether I’m going to be a free agent or not,” Jagr told The Post yesterday. “The only thing that bothers me is that even if I do become a free agent, I would like to continue playing next year in the NHL and in New York, no other place, but we have to do good this year because why keep someone around if they don’t do it?...”
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Season Long Funk For Jagr
by Paul on 01/22/08 at 02:31 PM ET
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from Bellowing Moose at MSNBC,
Not since Suzanne Somers’ one-woman show has Broadway seen an act as disappointing as the one Jaromir Jagr is putting on with the Rangers this season. And although Jagr’s run has been longer than hers, his too might also be coming to an abrupt end....
Jagr has been in a funk all season, enduring long scoring droughts and doing little to lead a Rangers team that began the year as a preseason favorite and now looks hard-pressed to make the postseason.
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Milbury Makes Jagr Mad
by Paul on 01/19/08 at 06:08 PM ET
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from Watchdog Blog at Newsday,
Spies in the TV and/or hockey worlds tell me that Jaromir Jagr was so mad about recent comments from NBC analyst Mike Milbury about him that he refused to sit for interviews with NBC producers sent out this week to gather interviews for Sunday’s Bruins-Rangers tilt.
NBC got several other prominent Blueshirts on tape, but not Jagr.
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