Confirmed with Link: Jagrwatch over - traded to Panthers

[NeedleInTheHay]

To be fair, Boston is 2-6-2 in their last 10.

FLA could slide in.

Well think of it this way, Boston is coming off their worse stretch of the season and they are still up 3 points because of ROW.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Happy for Jags. The warm weather could prolong his career even more than his own desire to continue playing. And it's a great fit, with loads of young talent that need direction. I think the Nick Bjugstad-Jagr combination could be deadly.

What WE should have done is what Florida did: traded a winger for futures (Bergenheim), and then trade futures for Jagr.

Jagr could have made an impact. Winnik won't.

Such is life in Pit since '09...wrong decisions.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Good.

 

[FRUSTRATEDPENFAN*]

Pittsburgh might not have been interested in trading for him. But Jagr was done with Penguins 14 years ago and wants nothing to do with this organization. Jagr is to Pittsburgh what Keon was to the Maple Leafs. Neither really care about the team they once played so great for.

 

[mpp9]

Happy for Jags. The warm weather could prolong his career even more than his own desire to continue playing. And it's a great fit, with loads of young talent that need direction. I think the Nick Bjugstad-Jagr combination could be deadly.

What WE should have done is what Florida did: traded a winger for futures (Bergenheim), and then trade futures for Jagr.

Jagr could have made an impact. Winnik won't.

Such is life in Pit since '09...wrong decisions.

I'd have liked to see him back purely for nostalgia. He's really not a player who's going to make an impact anymore. He didn't in either postseason since coming back to the NHL.

I'm hoping we restock picks moving vets in the offseason though. Still holding out hope JR will surprise us and deal Kunitz to create space to bring in an upgrade for Malkin.

 

[Still Apps]

And here I thought Jagr wanted to go to the playoffs...

That's pretty far down the list after Jai Alai, The Hialeah dog and pony tracks, and The Seminole Casino.

 

[AquaticBirdman]

I stopped caring about seeing Jags in a Pens uniform again about 4 years ago. The man is 42 years old and past it. Time to move on and let go of nostalgia.

 

[FRUSTRATEDPENFAN*]

I'd have liked to see him back purely for nostalgia. He's really not a player who's going to make an impact anymore. He didn't in either postseason since coming back to the NHL.

I'm hoping we restock picks moving vets in the offseason though. Still holding out hope JR will surprise us and deal Kunitz to create space to bring in an upgrade for Malkin.

Jagr will help Florida make the play-offs

 

[specialized]

Happy for Jags. The warm weather could prolong his career even more than his own desire to continue playing. And it's a great fit, with loads of young talent that need direction. I think the Nick Bjugstad-Jagr combination could be deadly.

What WE should have done is what Florida did: traded a winger for futures (Bergenheim), and then trade futures for Jagr.

Jagr could have made an impact. Winnik won't.

Such is life in Pit since '09...wrong decisions.

Well said.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Lol @ Jagr Nostalgia. You suckers.

Jardo is this board's Ike Turner. He treats you like ****, is a shell of what he used to be, and yet, you beg to have him back year after year. At least we got two Cups and "Proud Mary" out of the deal.

 

[specialized]

I stopped caring about seeing Jags in a Pens uniform again about 4 years ago. The man is 42 years old and past it. Time to move on and let go of nostalgia.

Its more than about points, He would of been a good leader and would of boosted the powerplay.

 

[AquaticBirdman]

Its more than about points, He would of been a good leader and would of boosted the powerplay.

Our team is already loaded with offensive talent and our PP still stinks. This has been a running theme for years now. Do you really think that a 42-year old Jagr would've instantly changed this? Most he would've likely done is bumped Kuni off of it, but chances are we'd still see Sid playing along the half-wall, and Letang playing at the right point.

 

[Pancakes]

I hope this isn't a case of Jagr vs Tyler Kennedy part 2. Ray kept TK and didn't go for Jagr and it burned us. Winnik is better than TK and Jagr is older but all the same I can help but wondering if we'd have been better off with Jagr.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

As much as some of us would love to see Jagr ride off into the sunset a Penguins jersey, it's all thinking with emotions. I don't think he'd have been horrible on Geno's wing, but that's not the direction we need to be headed in. Time to get younger and faster. Jagr's still got some offense left in the tank, for sure, but I'd rather we try to get someone who is gonna be around for the long haul.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

So when does he play for Vegas??

 

[Zen Arcade]

I hope this isn't a case of Jagr vs Tyler Kennedy part 2. Ray kept TK and didn't go for Jagr and it burned us. Winnik is better than TK and Jagr is older but all the same I can help but wondering if we'd have been better off with Jagr.

There's a pretty good chance that Lamoriello wouldn't have moved him within the division. Hell, he wouldn't even trade the Pens a draft pick for Skoula, he used the Leafs as a go between.

 

[clefty]

Oh, I have no doubt Lamoriello was committed from the start to send him to the weakest possible destination.

 

[PensPlz]

Oh, I have no doubt Lamoriello was committed from the start to send him to the weakest possible destination.

Or the team that offered the most for him, regardless of who it was.

 

[madinsomniac]

There's a pretty good chance that Lamoriello wouldn't have moved him within the division. Hell, he wouldn't even trade the Pens a draft pick for Skoula, he used the Leafs as a go between.

That is a huge reason why I never really felt like he was coming here. Its like a trade with the Flyers... its just not a something a longtime GM of a division team is comfortable doing...

 

[Penguinator]

As much as some of us would love to see Jagr ride off into the sunset a Penguins jersey, it's all thinking with emotions. I don't think he'd have been horrible on Geno's wing, but that's not the direction we need to be headed in. Time to get younger and faster. Jagr's still got some offense left in the tank, for sure, but I'd rather we try to get someone who is gonna be around for the long haul.

He has hardly anything left in the tank by the time he gets to the playoffs + he would have been a huge distraction so... Bon voyage!

 

[hermes3893*]

THANK GOD. I could not believe that he was seriously being considered to join the Pens.

 

[Black Label]

Happy for Jags. The warm weather could prolong his career even more than his own desire to continue playing. And it's a great fit, with loads of young talent that need direction. I think the Nick Bjugstad-Jagr combination could be deadly.

What WE should have done is what Florida did: traded a winger for futures (Bergenheim), and then trade futures for Jagr.

Jagr could have made an impact. Winnik won't.

Such is life in Pit since '09...wrong decisions.

If only GMJR had access to your fountain of knowledge.

 

[JTG]

*Sigh* It never ends. I feel like even after he's 50 years old and officially retired #jagrwatch will happen.

We're not even in Jagr's "best shape of his life" years yet.

 

[Masao]

Wonder if Jagr was dying alive...

 

[JTG]

Happy for Jags. The warm weather could prolong his career even more than his own desire to continue playing. And it's a great fit, with loads of young talent that need direction. I think the Nick Bjugstad-Jagr combination could be deadly.

What WE should have done is what Florida did: traded a winger for futures (Bergenheim), and then trade futures for Jagr.

Jagr could have made an impact. Winnik won't.

Such is life in Pit since '09...wrong decisions.

Never change. Never change.