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for the many of you here who are jumping to conclusions thinking they know Jagr's every motivation, here are some links for you that show that Jagr was considering Russia long before he signed in Czech:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1775978
that article was written April 5th!
here's another one:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4669783/
seems like he made up his mind back on April 5th that he wanted to play in Russia.
come on people... get real here!!! not every motivation is strictly about greed... we're seeing it all like that because of the circumstances here.. players vs. owners in a labour war so it's easy to paint everything black and white about money, but realistically people's motivations aren't always that predictable.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1775978
"There's a big chance I might be going to Moscow," Jagr said, naming Dynamo Moscow and the famed CSKA club as his likely teams.
Asked if he had a deal in place, Jagr said: "Yeah. It might be the best league in the world besides the NHL."
that article was written April 5th!
here's another one:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4669783/
seems like he made up his mind back on April 5th that he wanted to play in Russia.
come on people... get real here!!! not every motivation is strictly about greed... we're seeing it all like that because of the circumstances here.. players vs. owners in a labour war so it's easy to paint everything black and white about money, but realistically people's motivations aren't always that predictable.