Actually, based on the TSN article I just read, I'm now convinced Jagr will be a Flame.
http://www.tsn.ca/jagr-willing-to-wa...offer-1.848538
Check out some of the quotes from him regarding the Flames:
- "It's about going to a team where they have, let's say, fewer wings; going to the team that has a chance to win the Stanley Cup; and going to the team that plays similar kind of hockey as I do," Jagr said. "And to the team where I know there [are] a couple of players that I could click with playing together."
- "The interest has been there from the [July 1,]" Jagr said. "But it's tough to consider how big that interest really was, especially when it's changing from one day to another."
- "Money is a factor, too"
All his criteria can be met by the Flames and obviously it was reciprocated from the Flames side as we had contacted him. When he was asked about the Flames he didn't shut the idea down either. To me it sounds like there's mutual interest and I don't think there's a more perfect situation for Jags. I feel almost too confident that it's going to happen.