Avangard Omsk Woos Jagr

Puck Daddy found this 6/28/2008 on japersrink.blogspot.com [flag]

Yesterday we mentioned that Jaromir Jagr has been offered a ridiculous sum of money to play next season for Avangard Omsk, a member club in the newly fortified KHL and one of the teams for which he played during the NHL's lockout. Apparently in addition to throwing money at the former superstar, J.J.'s suitors penned and had performed a ballad in his honor, a copy of which we managed to obtain. [link]

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For Jagr, it's either multiple NHL years or Russian mega-millions
Published 6/28/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... Omsk is certainly going after him, according to Japers' Rink, which claims it has the official courtship ballad from the KHL team. We have our doubts as to its authenticity ... but we sure did giggle. ...

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