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Hey Sather! Here's a newsflash for you - Jagr ain't coming back! Haven't you heard that Rubles are worth more than US$ now?

Thank you Jagr. Best of luck!

Hey, Jagr! If you liked Siberia, you'll love it in Edmonton! They'll fix a suite for you in the hotel at West Edmonton Mall so you never have to go outside all winter long, exept to get to Rexall Place on game days or to the Airport for road trips. They'll even schedule all the practices at the ice ring in the mall for your convenience!

Forget Siberia! You can always retire there, if you want! Come to Edmonton!

Sadly this great talent is out of the NHL. Sure fire HOF'er no doubt. This guy was one of the best one-on-one players the NHL has ever known. It was great watching you Jagr. Have fun playing in Russia. Seriously.

Guys, let's cut Jagr some slack.
He may have put a monkey on his back when he became greedy and went to the Caps, but he's been a very good player all his NHL career (9th all-time scorer, almost got another MVP 2 years ago).

Remember he's from Europe and still has all his family there. I'm not sure he goes to Russia only for Money. BTW, when you see the type of players Russia produces (Ovie, Datsiuk, Kovalchuk,...), it's gotha be good playing in their league too.

YES!!!! I hate Jagr, so I'm thrilled to see him leave

Jagr was outstanding for the Rangers in the playoffs and they don't have anyone who will fill that role. Regardless of whether he was a jerk in negotiations, they are definitely not better for cutting him loose and isn't it the GMs job to improve the team?

Sather, you should have traded him at the deadline when he had value. Now he walks and your left with nothing.

Don't let the down hit you on the way out.

He had strength and talent and still had skill, judging by last year's playoffs. He had a sense of loyalty and history and kept a memory for 1968 and the Russian invasion and repression of Eastern Europe for years. The rap was that he was a selfish and apparently immature player that Caps and Rangers played up to and failed to augment, leverage and develop well. Ranger and Caps fans should feel disappointed and used....but most aren't that smart.

I wonder if he will wear #68 while playing for the Russians or take a page from someone else's book and "refine his position"?

Friggin' Siberia! Might as well be in the Gulag.

Gulag? Nasty place........

Can we send Bettman?