Passchendaele
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I was a bit young back then, so I didn't pay too much attention.
Later I just assumed he never wanted to be there in the first place (hence why he went back to his usual self after leaving for NYC).
He was only 29 when he joined the Caps, finished 5th in scoring in his first season (on pace for 94 points in 82 games -- right behind Iginla) which is somewhat underwhelming.
Then you have 2002-03, when powerplays and scoring went up (somewhat), McPhee signed his buddy Robert Lang on the FA market to play with him, and Jagr was worse, barely breaking a PPG pace (despite having a seven-point game somewhere in there). 2003-04 is hardly worth speaking of, the Caps ended up (literally) giving him away for Anson Carter (who was swaped for Jared Aulin a month later).
Of course, we know the rest of the story. Jags was the favorite to win the scoring championship along with the Hart for the vast majority of 2005-06.
Later I just assumed he never wanted to be there in the first place (hence why he went back to his usual self after leaving for NYC).
He was only 29 when he joined the Caps, finished 5th in scoring in his first season (on pace for 94 points in 82 games -- right behind Iginla) which is somewhat underwhelming.
Then you have 2002-03, when powerplays and scoring went up (somewhat), McPhee signed his buddy Robert Lang on the FA market to play with him, and Jagr was worse, barely breaking a PPG pace (despite having a seven-point game somewhere in there). 2003-04 is hardly worth speaking of, the Caps ended up (literally) giving him away for Anson Carter (who was swaped for Jared Aulin a month later).
Of course, we know the rest of the story. Jags was the favorite to win the scoring championship along with the Hart for the vast majority of 2005-06.