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Why Jagr may end up a Devil

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Shaky times for Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, reportedly due to the steep fall in the worldwide price of oil. Russian clubs have been known to pull guys out of the lineup and not honor deals (ex-Bruin Byron Dafoe learned the hard way). If it came down to Jaromir Jagr (now of Omsk Avangard) wanting back to the metro New York area, only the Devils would have the cap room for him.

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Jaromir Jagr, Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Jaromir Jagr, Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
November 30, 2008  10:05 AM ET

Wow...that is assuming a lot.

November 30, 2008  10:32 AM ET

So much for all those lucrative KHL deals. Wonder if any of the guys that bolted the NHL to go there are sweating balls now.

November 30, 2008  11:11 AM ET

Give it a few months. Oil is not going to stay cheap. And if a team really wanted Jagr they could make the room for him. Also he could take less money, because less money is better than no money.

November 30, 2008  11:41 AM ET

So they steal our players and than don't honor their contracts, thanks motherland

November 30, 2008  12:00 PM ET

I fear this means we're going to see that picture of Jagr as the messiah a couple of times a week now.....

November 30, 2008  12:34 PM ET

Would NJ want him?

November 30, 2008  01:09 PM ET

If that did happen (and that is assuming a lot) I think the Pens would try and make room for him.

November 30, 2008  01:26 PM ET

Well stated cje. We are in a false sense of security with oil being 'so cheap'. I didn't realize that the Russian teams were that involved with the oil industry. I guess some of them are because of the ties with the Russian Mob.
Just an observation.

November 30, 2008  01:37 PM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Would NJ want him?

Speaking as a Devils fan. No.

November 30, 2008  02:46 PM ET

Devils are an average team now anyways...
GO RANGERS!!!
btw, you can have Jags....

November 30, 2008  04:06 PM ET

Frankly at this point in his career, Jags plays for freebies. There had been plenty of plays over his last 2 seasons in the NHL that he just quit on the play instead of being the difference maker. He doesn't play as hard as he used to, and frankly most teams are better off without him.

November 30, 2008  04:37 PM ET
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Jagr has the worst beard/goatee in the history of the entire globe. Does anyone feel like punching him in the beard as well? Or is that just me? Looks like Hi--tler on steroids.

I second that Jagr looks like an A Hole.

November 30, 2008  04:45 PM ET

And they said Russia's Kontinental Hockey League is supposed to be a threat to the NHL? Dream on, komarades!

A few rogue players, wanna-bees and has-beens may put up with borsch and pierogies for a while in mother Russia but .... when all is said and done ..... there's nothing quite like the decadent West and playing in the NHL! Is there?

November 30, 2008  05:56 PM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Would NJ want him?

Why would anybody want him?

November 30, 2008  07:28 PM ET

And people were worried the KHL would be a threat to the NHL.

November 30, 2008  08:09 PM ET

Thats gotta be the stupidest T&R yet....

November 30, 2008  08:11 PM ET

Okay...this definitely gets my vote as the stupidest T&R ever in the history of ever...

November 30, 2008  08:23 PM ET

sorry pete the worst T&R is always the "kings" commenting on burke, unless of course they were screwing the teams up here too and the Devils are actually the Isles, then its just everyday T&R

November 30, 2008  09:49 PM ET

this has got to be the stupidest article ive ever read by T&R. devils? jagr? he's definitely not leaving and hes definitely not going to play for the devils within the next million years. the rangers r the only team in the ny area that jagr will play for

 
December 1, 2008  12:28 AM ET
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this has got to be the stupidest article ive ever read by T&R. devils? jagr? he's definitely not leaving and hes definitely not going to play for the devils within the next million years. the rangers r the only team in the ny area that jagr will play for

...but the rangers suck. Let's go Flyers...

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