Jagr, Rangers still at odds
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Jaromir Jagr wants two years at top dollar. The Rangers are offering one year on a bonus-based contract. Each is grounded in the logic of hockey economics, but it likely means that Jagr won't be on Broadway next season.
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Published 7/1/2008 by jb (noreply@blogger.com) at Ranger Pundit
... Maple Leafs. It would give the Leafs a chance to possibly unload some of the players that they wanted, such as Bryan McCabe or Pavel Kubina. In return, the Rangers would get something for Jagr instead of losing him to the open market. It is also rumored that Jagr is thinking about retiring or going to play hockey in Russia, but those rumors have died down quite a bit over the last few days. John Dellapina summarized the 2 year vs. 1 year Jagr impasse. John Dellapina / NY Daily News: Jaromir Jagr, Rangers still at odds -- Jaromir Jagr and the Rangers might be parting ways once ...
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