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Originally Posted by fleury
I respectfully disagree. I admittedly only watched ~7 Panthers games, but I thought he looked great, speed wise. He may not be able to play 80 games, which may be a problem for some teams, but his speed to me was a total non-issue.
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It's an issue, trust me. He can still get around ok, but don't expect him to have much stamina anymore. He gets gassed pretty quickly now. As the season went on, his speed became more and more of an issue. It's to be expected for a 45 year old player.
Barkov plays an east-west game in the neutral zone, so it doesn't seem like his speed is an issue when he does that. That line also played a LOT of their time on the cycle, which works well with Jagr's skills.
I love Jagr, but I'm not sure I see a fit in Calgary.