Jagr Watch 2017

[Kerry Fraser]

I don't understand why the Pens would lowball Jagr.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary_cap

Him at 2 mil means we couldn't re-sign Talbot or Dupuis, APOCALYPSE!!!!!

[tonysoprano]

I don't understand why the Pens would lowball Jagr.
This is a MUST sign.
A Must.

I'm hard pressed to think of anything more overdramatic than this.

[Baxter]

I don't understand why the Pens would lowball Jagr.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary_cap

1) We have cap space, especially if we let go of some excess grinders
2) We need 1-2 wingers, if we get Jagr for 3 mil, that does not hurt our cap
3) We need another offensive player who does more than "chip in" but actually has skill, today we have 2 skilled forwards (Sid and Malkin) and 12 chippers
4) See 3
5) See 3
6) See 3

[André]

exciting to follow on this 1st day of summer!

Aw God I can´t take it. Don´t post pictures like that =)

[Lesky]

How does Robert Lang know Mario Lemieux is trying to contact Jagr?

Does this mean Lemieux has called Robert Lang in an effort to get in contact with Jagr?

But why would Lemieux have to call Robert Lang to get in contact with Jagr?

Would not Svoboda provide that number to the Penguins/Lemiuex?

Or are Lemieux acting on his own without Sheros knowledge and possible want to speak to Jagr himself before talking with
Shero etc?

I agree, the whole Lang angle is bizarre and lessens the credibility of Svoboda's comments.

Mario does not have JJ on his cell phone, nor Svoboda. But he does have Robert Lang. How is that hard to understand?

Was that a joke or are you serious?

[Baxter]

I don't understand why the Pens would lowball Jagr.
This is a MUST sign.
A Must.

I'm hard pressed to think of anything more overdramatic than this.

1) Need another skilled forward
2) Nobody else, except Richards, out there
3) Need PP help (Jagr PP specialist)

Or do we want another year of having Duper be our top RW and a crappy PP?
Jagr becomes our best winger (and I'm talking just a 20 goal Jagr) and fixes the PP as NOBODY else will this off season, must sign.

[Baxter]

Also, I am inclined to think if we don't do something, our sell out streak will end this season, and it must be preserved, must.

[Corvidae]

I don't understand why the Pens would lowball Jagr.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary_cap

1) We have cap space, especially if we let go of some excess grinders
2) We need 1-2 wingers, if we get Jagr for 3 mil, that does not hurt our cap
3) We need another offensive player who does more than "chip in" but actually has skill, today we have 2 skilled forwards (Sid and Malkin) and 12 chippers
4) See 3
5) See 3
6) See 3

1) The Pens do not have 14 forwards signed. They have 9. They need at least 3 more.
2) Jagr sucks.

[Lesky]

Boom. I come home and see like 12 new pages in this thread. Thought he was signed (altough I know he can´t sign yet)

PAGE 68 - WE CAN DO IT!

[Malkamaniac]

Also, I am inclined to think if we don't do something, our sell out streak will end this season, and it must be preserved, must.

Wut?

[tonysoprano]

I don't understand why the Pens would lowball Jagr.
This is a MUST sign.
A Must.

I'm hard pressed to think of anything more overdramatic than this.

1) Need another skilled forward
2) Nobody else, except Richards, out there
3) Need PP help (Jagr PP specialist)

Or do we want another year of having Duper be our top RW and a crappy PP?
Jagr becomes our best winger (and I'm talking just a 20 goal Jagr) and fixes the PP as NOBODY else will this off season, must sign.

They could go into the season as constructed right now, with Crosby and Malkin healthy, and they're immediately one of the picks to win the East. He's not a must sign.

[Lesky]

Also, I am inclined to think if we don't do something, our sell out streak will end this season, and it must be preserved, must.

Isn´t the place like sold out for years?

[Malkamaniac]

Our sellout streak continued all the way through with a depleted team last year. It's important that we've sold out, but it's not end all be all.

[shmenguin]

1) Need another skilled forward
2) Nobody else, except Richards, out there
3) Need PP help (Jagr PP specialist)

we need health. that's all.

[Kerry Fraser]

2) Jagr sucks.

The 2nd best RW in the history of the game sucks, K.

[jprolley]

Also, I am inclined to think if we don't do something, our sell out streak will end this season, and it must be preserved, must.

as long as student rush still exists, the sellout streak is in no danger of ending.

[newarenanow]

This thread is becoming epic.

All my excitement is now gone now that reality is setting in. Got excited there for a few hours that this may happen, but he will most likely be with Detroit.

Not a bad thing for the Pens. In fact, in reality, it probably has not affect and may be better. But as a nostaligic fan that would like to see him one more time in a Pens uni, the more I think about it, the more I realize it ain't going to happen.

[Why Not Us]

The only time fans could claim Jagr sucked is when he played for the Capitals.

[Henry Hank]

People will stop coming to games if they start losing because Pittsburgh, like most other cities, is a fair weather sports town. Jagr's not going to pack the arena. Many of the people going now are bandwagoners that don't remember when he was here ten years ago. Many of the people that do remember still hold a grudge. And if he comes back and is just not that special anymore, which is probable, he's certainly not going to bring people into the arena.

[Malkamaniac]

2) Jagr sucks.

The 2nd best RW in the history of the game sucks, K.

Past does not equal what he's done now, let alone what he's done in the KHL. I get you're argument, but he left in the decline, and he's coming back older, and slower.

[tonysoprano]

@HockeyBreak The Red Wings have expressed the most interest for free agent, Jagr, but his number 1 choice is Pittsburgh. He would need to take a pay cut.

[Malkamaniac]

He WAS the best playing RW'er, but his ability has surely declined. Stats wise, yea he's one of the best.

[Kerry Fraser]

The only time fans could claim Jagr sucked is when he played for the Capitals.

And even that's sort of an over-exaggerated myth. He was a PPG player with the Caps.

[Corvidae]

2) Jagr sucks.

The 2nd best RW in the history of the game sucks, K.

Correct. He's washed up and probably still acts like a baby. Do not want (for more than $1 million).

But it doesn't matter because he'll go wherever pays him the most (not Pittsburgh). Gambling problems aren't cheap.

P.S. Jagr sucks.

[Kerry Fraser]

2) Jagr sucks.

The 2nd best RW in the history of the game sucks, K.

Past does not equal what he's done now, let alone what he's done in the KHL. I get you're argument, but he left in the decline, and he's coming back older, and slower.

But still the best winger option in this putrid free agent pool.