Gurglesons
Registered User
One of my favorite things about our franchise is the lack of retired numbers.
Obviously, that goes hand in hand with our lack of early success, but still. Jagr was my favorite player growing up, I was heart broken when he left and eventually got over it while I still somewhat resent him for the Flyers move in 2012.
That being said, the Penguins retired number has been reserved for truly unique situations. Crosby and Malkin obviously will be retired they back to back’d while winning another cup and in terms of post season success have had far more than Jagr and Lemieux.
My question is does this taint Jagr’s Legacy? Obviously a fantastic player, crazy good moments like the Devils goal, the Hawks goal and the dominance of the late ‘90s and early 2000s, but he also had tons of attitude issues.
With the way Sid and Geno have represented this team in the past 10 or so years have they made a player (an equal honestly) like Jagr irrelevant in terms of team accolades?
Personally, I’m mixed. But when it comes down to it Lemieux, Crosby and Malkin were Penguins no matter what Sid and Geno do moving forward. Jagr was someone who played for the Penguins. In my opinion, he doesn’t deserve it.
Obviously, that goes hand in hand with our lack of early success, but still. Jagr was my favorite player growing up, I was heart broken when he left and eventually got over it while I still somewhat resent him for the Flyers move in 2012.
That being said, the Penguins retired number has been reserved for truly unique situations. Crosby and Malkin obviously will be retired they back to back’d while winning another cup and in terms of post season success have had far more than Jagr and Lemieux.
My question is does this taint Jagr’s Legacy? Obviously a fantastic player, crazy good moments like the Devils goal, the Hawks goal and the dominance of the late ‘90s and early 2000s, but he also had tons of attitude issues.
With the way Sid and Geno have represented this team in the past 10 or so years have they made a player (an equal honestly) like Jagr irrelevant in terms of team accolades?
Personally, I’m mixed. But when it comes down to it Lemieux, Crosby and Malkin were Penguins no matter what Sid and Geno do moving forward. Jagr was someone who played for the Penguins. In my opinion, he doesn’t deserve it.