livewell68
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- Jul 20, 2007
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Nice, thx for the analysis, Jagr brings an element that PP or 5 on 5 hasn`t seen in a long time, sublime vision and an ability to make a pass the majority can`t which, at his age, is remarkable.
Didn`t see the game as you know but with a shortened season, I believe that Jagr will have plenty of post season gas left in the tank unlike last season with the Flyers when it was apparant he had nothing left.
Segs/Marchand/Jagr will figure it out, 3 exceptionally talented players, just will take time for Jagr to catch onto their habits, where they are on the ice etc....
Last season was different, regardless of the length of the season. Jagr had been away from the NHL for 3 years and needed time to readjust to the faster game of the NHL. He started off really well with a PPG pace in his first 40 games but then he got injured at the Winter Classic in January and never really recovered it from it. He hurt his groin which was always an issue when he was younger. He tried to come back early too many times and he was never the same player after the Winter Classic. FSadly in his last 33 regular season games he only managed 14 Pts which was the worst spell of his professional career. He has looked much better this season in Dallas with less talented linemates and he looked very good in his debut with the Bruins.
In my mind, a healthy Jagr is still a superstar.