Even if healthy it is hard to imagine he would have been any good. He was really struggling last year in Florida to keep up to the play and this year I think the injury was a convienient excuse to use to explain away him just being way too damn slow.
It was a cheap deal and he didn't really keep anyone in the minors that should have been here but I am glad that he is gone so we no longer have to see him being forced minutes that he in no way came close to deserving.
You are way off base with your guesses and views on Jagrs ability.
Explanation:
2015-2016
GP 79
Goals 26
Assists 39
Points: 66
+/-: +23
Jagr was 5th in the league in
even strength points.
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2016-2017
GP 82
Goals 16
Assists 30
Points: 46
+/-: +6
Jagr was 4th in the league in
even strength assists.
And pretty impressive even strength stats for a 45 year old. With people saying he cant skate and are DEAD SLOW - still one of the most productive even strength players in the league, says it all about his talent level.
Even putting up great plus/minus numbers on a terrible Florida team.
Jagr has been slow for years, it was the injuries that made him look so bad at the end.
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How dare you even try to suggest Jagr making up injuries as an excuse? On what basis? Its beyond absurd and incredible disrespectful.
Jagr was 34 games from breaking Gordie Hows games played record, he was within reach of 2000 points which was a goal for him
Jagr also only needed to play 20 more games to trigger his 1$ million bonus for 41 played games.
At the time Jagr went off with his injuries he had just started to look better and had been put on the 1st line for a try, so the timing to make up injuries does not match up at all.
Jagr got a groin injury first, and then his knee injury began after 12 games and never got better, then he got additional groin and thigh injuries because his body could not
tolerate compensating skating with only one leg.
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Jagr and the Flames did the right thing, and Jagr got injured sadly, and that was the end of his NHL career. But if he had stayed healthy with a full pre-season and training camp it could have been an entire different story.
Jagr had 4 points in his first 8 games and 7 in 15 games, despite having no chemistry with linemates and no pre-season or training camp.
Jagr has always put up the points and he would have in Calgary to if not for the injuries. Its a shame he hurt his stats and reputation by being stupid and playing injured since game 12 and also being demoted to 4th line without power play time even because of that.
Slow or not, all Jagr would have needed was to be healthy and to have linemates who could finish his setups from time to time.....