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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
That has a LOT to do with playing with Barkov. Barkov was +13 this year on the Panthers. The next closest player was a +6 Seth Griffith in just 21 games. Jagr was +2, but mostly due to the even strength points he put up this year. The rest of the team was even or in the minus.
Barkov's GA/60 was 2.11 last year. His teammates GA/60 without him balloons to 2.74. This is inline with his Fenwick number where his FA/60 was 38.76 and his Team FA/60 was 43.32.
This is not to say that Jagr was a full-on liability, but he did struggle mightily to get back into the play once the puck was turned over the other way. The only reason his plus/minus wasn't lower is because Barkov does so much of the heavy lifting defensively on his line.
It's not to say that Jagr can't still put up points, but largely it's because he can rely on a defensive center to take care of his own zone so he can cheat a little offensively. It's basically Iginla 2.0.
tl/dr: Barkov is a stud, and Jagr has been lucky to play with him.
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So in other words, he'd have to play with Backlund, breaking up arguably the Flames best line.
I'm with everyone else who thinks it would be cool to have Jagr on the team just because he's such a legend, but from a pure hockey/non-emotional standpoint, it just doesn't work.
On top of that, I love Calgary and live here myself, but I really don't see him wanting to spend his last year or two in our fair city. If I had that kind of dough and opportunity, I sure wouldn't.