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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
He also referenced the distraction of having Jagr. He didn't elaborate, and I don't believe he was insinuating anything nefarious at all.
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When it first emerged the Flames were interested in Jagr, Duhatschek and a couple other NHL insiders presented the pros and cons of signing him. On the con side was the "off-ice reputation" that you were getting with Jagr. They made it clear it wasn't any kind of substance abuse or anti-social behaviour, but it sounded more like an ego thing. I'd guess that's what the distraction is - that he's a superstar who has his own kind of gravitational pull independent of the team he's on.