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Go now. Bye!!

700 Level Lifer | 03/28/08, 08:40 AM

Fronm New York City to Freezyerassov, Siberia. This sounds like a great plan. Anyone consider this a negotiation ploy? Anyone? Bueler?

PopKing | 03/28/08, 08:44 AM

That is what the Russian league will consist of, 2nd rate or washed up players that can't hack it in the NHL.

DurkDiggler | 03/28/08, 09:11 AM

The Russians response - NYET !!!

Kaycee1 | 03/28/08, 09:40 AM

I somehow doubt they will meet in the middle of a playoff run...

Peter Goezinya | 03/28/08, 11:28 AM

it'll come down to money for this guy, like it always has. He realizes he's not going to draw the same kind of coin this off season as he is accustomed to, and likely figures the Russians will pay him more to play there - they might even overpay to get him now while he can still play, as opposed to waiting another couple years when he'll have nothing left at all. Something tells me an NHL team will make it worth his while to stay, but that'll all come down to how he performs in the playoffs. If he's garbage, he may as well cross the pond because nobody over here is going to put up with his drama if he can't produce

goCanada! | 03/28/08, 11:39 AM

This is classic paying for the name on the back of the jersey. There's no way Jagr will reach his incentives and will be lucky to be given a similiar contract next season anywhere, especially New York which is tight on the cap as is and are pretty lucky Jagr never reached many of his bonuses laid out in his incentive ridden contract. This guy used to one of the most dominating presences in the game.......in 1991,92,93....what do you think the Ruskies are tryin to do, fill seats in there arena

MapleLeaf4Ever | 03/28/08, 12:35 PM

BYE!!! Don't let the door hit you in the A**

fillyb28 | 03/28/08, 12:40 PM

His max here should be 3 million.If he cant "live" on that.Oh well.Maybe he can join Cashin and play against them.They'll market it like a Crosby vs Ovechkin type deal.Sadly nobody will care.

bostongm | 03/28/08, 12:50 PM

If they really want him over there for more than his name...They better convince Mario to go along with him as part of the deal. Heck, if they could do that, then even I would tune in.

Baun-ded | 03/28/08, 01:04 PM

I think he could still draw $5 million if he plays his cards right. If he can have a good playoff, he's set, but barring that, he still has SOME leverage. There are a number of teams out there that need scoring, desperately. If he can get a bidding war going - and teams like Dallas, for instance, are desperate enough for his services/scoring potential, or, as Baun-ded said, for his name. A team like Atlanta could maybe use a marquee, HOF name to sell some tickets before they have to move in a couple years. Otherwise, he may as well go over there, but something tells me they don't baby their players in Siberia the way they do in Manhatten

goCanada! | 03/28/08, 02:15 PM

"Go now. Bye!!

700 Level Lifer | 03/28/08, 08:40 AM
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Wow I never get why people hate him so much. Especially teams that he has never been affiliated with--or helped win Cups. You might as well say "I HATE GREATNESS, WAAAAH!"

OtherOne81 | 03/28/08, 03:24 PM

What a fall from greatness. Jagr was one of the funnest guys to watch when he was in his prime. Unfortunately, his Washington years were past his prime. For a long time there, though, with him and Mario, there's nobody in the world that wanted to play the Pens. Good luck in the frozen tundra, Jaromir, and I don't mean Wisconsin!

wtnelson | 03/28/08, 03:39 PM

Other One81,

People hate him because he's a freakin' drama queen. Aside from that he had a HOF career.

ORANGE AND BLACK | 03/28/08, 04:47 PM

Here in NY we like to call him Princess JJ

Cip | 03/28/08, 07:22 PM

Chuck Dolan needs to get this right and pay the man!

sacked92 | 03/28/08, 08:15 PM

Give the guy a playmaker who has some chemistry together with him and he'll be able for another 100 points season, easily. It's extremely obvious that he miss Michael Nylander alot. Nylander is a guy who can hold the puck, dizzy up a defenseman or two and then put it on the blade for Jagr.

Nah, we'll probably see more of him unless the Russkies caughs up 7-8 millions.

Dashiva | 03/28/08, 08:16 PM

In Soviet Russia, puck shoot you!

IrishR#1 Is The Holy Goalie | 03/29/08, 12:13 AM

he's still way better than average even though he acts like a princess and has absolutely no confidence when shooting the puck. i could care less what this guy decides to do at the end of the season. better for the rangers if he goes to russia. with shanahan most likely gone as well as malik, jagr, and maybe roszival, the rangers will probably have an even busier off season than last year. without jagr that means more spending money.

MMantle7 | 03/29/08, 01:46 AM

the best part of this is that he wears number 68 to honor the czech's Prague Spring rebellion of 1968, which ended when the russians rolled in with their tanks. and now he wants to go there and play. kind of ironic, that's all.

surly | 03/29/08, 02:25 PM