TSN: Jagr willing to wait for right NHL offer

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

I'm willing to wait for Scarlett Johansson to ask me out on a date.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

I'm willing to wait for Scarlett Johansson to ask me out on a date.

Just like Jagr, Scarlett is overrated.

 

[Reality Czech]

Just like Jagr, Scarlett is overrated.

And I have no doubt that both are wayyyyy out of your league.

Was really hoping the Blues would sign Jagr, but doesn't look so likely.

 

[TrillMike]

Kind of weird if this CGY rumor is true. They have been speculated all summer as his landing point. I wonder what took them this long to pull the trigger?

 

[Kranix]

Kind of weird if this CGY rumor is true. They have been speculated all summer as his landing point. I wonder what took them this long to pull the trigger?

Not knowing which guys would make the team.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

I would be very happy with this. He fits on every possible line:
Gaudreau and Monahan as Hudler on steroids
Tkachuk and Backlund as a heavy possession line
Bennett and Versteeg as a deadly scoring line with a center he personally witnessed scoring 4 goals in a game
Jankowski as a softer minutes heavy possession line. Last winger would have to keep up though.

Hope this rumour is accurate.

Kind of weird if this CGY rumor is true. They have been speculated all summer as his landing point. I wonder what took them this long to pull the trigger?

Poirier needs time to get his game back to where it can be, and Foo, as I expected, just isn't ready for the NHL. Brouwer did not make enough offseason progress and still does not look like he belongs when Bennett and Versteeg are out there. We needed training camp to confirm these facts. They gave these guys a legitimate chance and now it's clear Jagr is still a better option to take Sam Bennett's game to an elite level

 

[Reality Czech]

Kind of weird if this CGY rumor is true. They have been speculated all summer as his landing point. I wonder what took them this long to pull the trigger?

I also think Jagr wasn't/isn't in a huge hurry. He wants to make sure that it's the absolute best situation for him, as this might (finally) be his last hurrah. I bet he didn't want to sign with the first team to offer him a deal, only for a better situation to open up later due to injuries or whatever. I don't think Jagr minds at all to start the season late or miss training camp.

 

[Kubus]

At his age one would think he would be done. But there is just something to Jagr that you just can't count him out until he has shown he can't play anymore. He doesn't have speed anymore, but those hands and that strength is still there. I think on many teams he still helps on the 1stPP unit, at worst he would help the 2nd.

I personally want him to come back for another season...and if he is still playing well for one more after.

 

[FlamerForLife]

 

[CraigsList]

YES!

 

[Paralyzer]

Good. Will be fun watching McDavid and Draisaitl skate circles around Jagr all year.

 

[gdsmack267]

No one else would sign him for that amount?

How dumb are NHL GM's? Props to the Flames.

 

[Mitts]

Lmao, Jags played 1 game in the German League back in 1994-95, for the Schalker Sharks, scoring 1 goal and 10 assists. I don't recall hearing that before, but my memory is like Swiss cheese these days.

 

[Skobel24]

No one else would sign him for that amount?

How dumb are NHL GM's? Props to the Flames.

I think it's more about which team is the better fit for him. If he's with the Flames, he knows he'll get the ice time.

 

[Sky04]

Good. Will be fun watching McDavid and Draisaitl skate circles around Jagr all year.

Just hope neither get injured when he kills them on the boards.

 

[Paralyzer]

Just hope neither get injured when he kills them on the boards.

He knows how to kill? Since when? He hasn't ended anyone's career ever. Not worried one bit.

 

[Lunatik]

Kind of weird if this CGY rumor is true. They have been speculated all summer as his landing point. I wonder what took them this long to pull the trigger?

Most likely Jagr was waiting to see if a better fit sustained a long term injury in training camp

 

[caley]

I'm onfident enough that this is a done deal to start its own thread

 

[Stealth JD]

Jagr had an offer from St. Louis apparently, and turned it down:

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hock...cle_a9fe9225-9326-54b1-abbd-8fe2dd39f71e.html