I'd mentioned this interview in another Jagr thread, but since there's a thread about it now I'll just quote my little summary over here. A few Flames-related goodies, but it's just interesting in general hearing Jagr talk about his incredible career and all the things he's seen and done.
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
Didn't want to make a thread for it, but Jagr was on Spittin' Chiclets. Interview starts at 1:01:58. An incredible interview well worth hearing, but some Flames-related highlights include:
-As a young kid, Jagr was the first European to ever play for the Pens, he was homesick, frustrated and couldn't speak English well enough to communicate with his teammates. Jagr credits Jiří Hrdina coming over in the trade from Calgary for helping save his career and getting him acclimated to life in North America and the NHL.
-After his contract with the Rangers was done in 08, and I quote him directly on this one, he said "But uh, July 2nd, I think Edmonton called... No thanks!" and with that he left for Russia. He then follows up a couple minutes later with saying if he'd gone to Edmonton he would have made a lot more than in NY even, but didn't say what he was offered. As if I couldn't love Jagr more, he flat-out rejected the Oilers before signing with us later on in his career.
-About 2 hrs in he talks about the travelling Jagrs a little bit; how he saw them every time the Flames played in other cities, met them eventually, later on had fun seeing them every night at the Dome; nice to see he has a few good memories of his unfortunately injury-limited time here. He openly admitted he didn't expect us to be his last stop at the time and gets into the mentality of old players in pro sports always trying their hardest to keep it going just one more year.
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I'd mentioned this interview in another Jagr thread, but since there's a thread about it now I'll just quote my little summary over here. A few Flames-related goodies, but it's just interesting in general hearing Jagr talk about his incredible career and all the things he's seen and done.
Former Flame Jagr on Spittin Chicklets
He then follows up a couple minutes later with saying if he'd gone to Edmonton he would have made a lot more than in NY even, but didn't say what he was offered. As if I couldn't love Jagr more, he flat-out rejected the Oilers before signing with us later on in his career.
