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Originally Posted by heep223
Don't agree with everyone saying Jagr. Makes 0 sense to parachute in a very old past superstar who's going to eat up ice time and PP time on a rebuilding squad with a tight dressing room and recently very good chemistry. As a STH I'd be pissed about this as it could hamper development of our team.
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Just in defence of Jagr and why he might be so appealing:
a) He had 67 (82GP) points this year, our highest point scorer was Hudler with 54 (75GP).
b) He is an absolutely insane fitness freak, has to be to be in that shape at 42, this is a great example for young players.
c) He has been working with one-year deals only, this works perfectly for us.
d) He would get top line minutes and top minutes on the PP which is his incentive to come here, we aren't exactly super deep in RW depth and as a one-year stopgap he seems to be a great choice to help us be competitive next year.
I still think he's going to NJ again which is a shame, but I would love the hell out of him here.
EDIT: I don't have any solid evidence to support it, but I've read reports that he is a great guy to have in the room and works closely with young guys, seems like good news for us.