Dessloch
DOPS keeping NHL players unsafe like its their job
- Nov 29, 2005
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I don’t think it is bizarre for certain sects of our fanbase to hold a ton against Jags when it comes to his retirement. He basically spat in the team’s face twice and then tried to twist it as if he was doing the team a service (the comments about asking out so the Pens could resign Kovy, Lang and Straka) or that he was worth more when he himself told the franchise he would play for the Pens for league minimum.
He’s the most decisive Penguins player in a town that worships their sports idols.
Now, that was a tribute to Lemieux, something Jagr said to show his respect, but he did not mean it literally.
And again, I am not saying its wrong for people to hold a grudge, just stick to facts and do not make up stories to make Jagr a bigger villain. Its like the "dying alive" comment, which was made as a reflection of Jagrs OWN feeling about HIS GAME, for the first time in his career he was not producing as much as he thought he could, by his own high standards. The comment had nothing to do with city of Pittsburgh or the fans or anything else. It has been taken completely out of context as if Jagr disrespected Pittsburgh, the fans and the organization.