He'd be fine on the top line actually. Based on his advanced stats, he isn't much of a liability despite being on the slower end of the spectrum. Can hold on to the puck and protect it well, and that prolonged zone time is something the top line could really benefit from. Johnny brings oodles of speed to balance it out. They need a guy that can make space and get that puck to Mony in the slot. Jagr could do that. Don't expect him to be any more than a 50 point producer even with those guys, but were talking about a line that was using a sub-30 point RW prior in Ferland, and he was considered a "good" option. That would make Jagr a great one in comparison. And he by no means needs to carry the line, just be a productive passenger that won't kill chances.
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