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Originally Posted by Redliner
Might want to hold off on those Jagr jerseys for a bit yet. A good friend of mine was at a luncheon with Burke today and says the message they were given was that management "really like the room as it currently is". Apparently they stressed team chemistry and really downplayed the Jagr rumours. My buddy got a pretty clear impression that they were saying Jagr isn't happening without actually saying the words "Jagr isn't happening.".
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This morning Friedman questioned the 'fit' for Jagr, and how he might handle being a 3rd liner, and on the 2nd powerplay. While he's a great personality and a legend, one thing to keep in mind with Jagr is he has the ego of a legend too. And I don't mean that as a shot at him. But superstar players usually have expectations around their status to match. That's just the nature of big-league sports these days. So chemistry is very much an issue with this kind of signing.