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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Pretty sure Jagr missing camp was his decision, not what Treliving would have preferred.
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From what I understand and most of the reports at the time, Jagr had lost some motivation for training.
He was told he would probably resign with Florida and than a few days before July 1, they decided to go a different route. He than stopped working out shortly after due to a lack of NHL interest, hence the tweets at the time of him getting all the GM calls when he was young and none now.
I don't think he had much in the way of off-season training until perhaps the season was on the verge of starting and talks with Calgary picked up.
By his own admission at his introductory press conference he said he needed a month to get up to speed and than was playing I think a week later in LA.
I wish the Flames would have been a little more rigid with him and erred on the sign of caution and given him a few weeks to get used to practicing again, getting chemistry with the guys, getting used to the altitude and weather of Calgary etc and than going into a game.
It's tough since at his age and his status he knows his body better than anybody else but sometimes you need to be more vocal for the goodness of the club.
Either way, I loved his short time with the Flames!