Rumor: Flames pursuing Jaromir Jagr

[InfinityIggy]

I love Jagr but I'd be lying if I said he was the old slow RWer I wanted to sign.

I'd prefer Iggy, but I kinda get the impression he might hang them up.

 

[Kanye]

Oh baby bring on Jagr. Truthfully don't give a **** if we should play one of our fringe NHLers instead. It's Jagr.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Sign Jagr, have camp, give the spots to the best players and worry about the rest later. If Brouwer is brutal, you could literally send him down to the AHL and no one would claim him and if they did, it's probably for the best. I'm not saying that's what is going to happen, but I feel like Jagr would make us a better team and more than anything, our young studs would learn a ton from him. I look at what he did for Giroux, Benn, Barkov, he helped elevate all of them to another level.

Plus yeah, it's Jagr.

 

[Club]

Jagr Bombs!

 

[looseneditforyou]

I'm reading it's done on Twitter. 1 year, 3.7 million.

 

[JPeeper]

Oh baby bring on Jagr. Truthfully don't give a **** if we should play one of our fringe NHLers instead. It's Jagr.

Exactly my thinking, IDGAF, it's Jagr.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Yup, that's where my head is at, too.

Thirded.

Don't like this rumour very much. Love Jagr but am very concerned he'll be an embarrassment on a Grant Fuhr level.

Would also mean we need to change our avatar theme to mullets.

 

[Anglesmith]

I'm reading it's done on Twitter. 1 year, 3.7 million.

From an actual source, or trolls?

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I love Jagr but I'd be lying if I said he was the old slow RWer I wanted to sign.

I agree. If there is any truth to it, it's not a move I particularly like as much as I love Jagr.

 

[Boomstick]

I'm a yes for Jagr. I tweeted Burkie my approval. Y'all should tweet him too.

 

[JoeCool16]

From an actual source, or trolls?

It's some guy named Joshua Marshall, so probably in-between.

 

[Rangediddy]

I'm a yes for Jagr. I tweeted Burkie my approval. Y'all should tweet him too.

Why did you tweet Burke?

 

[DCDM]

This is real life

 

[Rangediddy]

Here's a fun fact:

Jagr had more points as a 45 year old than Brouwer has had in any season of his career

 

[Mr Snrub]

Here's a fun fact:

Jagr had more points as a 45 year old than Brouwer has had in any season of his career

Lol.

 

[Dack]

Here's a fun fact:

Jagr had more points as a 45 year old than Brouwer has had in any season of his career

But is he a playoff warrior though?

 

[Rangediddy]

But is he a playoff warrior though?

Jagr has more playoff points in his first two years of his career than Brouwer has in his entire career... so yes.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Jagr has more playoff points in his first two years of his career than Brouwer has in his entire career... so yes.

Not sure that is entirely fair.

Since Jagr has come back to the NHL he has 20 points in 38 playoff games.

8 of those points came in the gongshow series between Philly and Pittsburgh where both goalies couldn't stop a beach ball.

Since 2012-13 he has 12 points in 28 games, and 15-16 he had 2 points in 6 games.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Also if this causes Iggy to sign in Edmonton I may puke.

 

[Rangediddy]

Not sure that is entirely fair.

Since Jagr has come back to the NHL he has 20 points in 38 playoff games.

8 of those points came in the gongshow series between Philly and Pittsburgh where both goalies couldn't stop a beach ball.

Since 2012-13 he has 12 points in 28 games, and 15-16 he had 2 points in 6 games.

He's 5th all time in playoff scoring. Plus the whole exchange was somewhere between sarcasm and facetious-ness

 

[Mobiandi]

Also if this causes Iggy to sign in Edmonton I may puke.

There are rumours on CP that he's most likely headed to Boston

 

[Flames Fanatic]

There are rumours on CP that he's most likely headed to Boston

Last rumors to come out of CP had him signing with us soon. That was months ago.

 

[Dack]

Jagr has more playoff points in his first two years of his career than Brouwer has in his entire career... so yes.

It was sarcasm I think Brouwer's contract is one of the worst in the league and have advocated signing Jagr for a while now.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

I'd prefer Iggy, but I kinda get the impression he might hang them up.

Ya, I'd prefer Iggy too. Jagr might provide more offensive spark, but Iggy would provide more of the grit that we'd need in the PO's. Also I don't think Iggy would mind being a healthy scratch during the season, whereas I think Jagr would be more insulted.

Imagine a Tkachuk/Bennett/Iggy playoff line

 

[Rubi]

I'm against signing Jagr or any UFA for that matter. Jagr is not the missing piece that's going to get the Flames to the Cup finals.

Currently we have 11 signed Flames forwards and that number will change to 12 once Bennett signs. Jagr will put us at 13 fwds

I'd really like to see Janko play for the Flames this year. I just don't see that happening if we sign Jagr. I'd rather Janko get his first year of NHL experience than Jagr get his 30th. Jagr won't play here more than 1 year and he certainly won't be playing for us when we get to the Cup finals. I look forward to seeing Janko wearing the flaming C for many years to come and helping up win the Stanley Cup.

The only possible way that I would be in favour of signing Jagr is if we either put Freddie Hamiton on waivers or we made a trade to get rid of Brouwer or Stajan or Hamilton or any combination of those 3 fwds.