nydailynews.com - 7/1/2008
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Jaromir Jagr is playing coy about reports that he has an offer on the table from his old team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.“I’ll tell you when I have something done,” he said, laughing, a couple of minutes ago. jagrmumpens.JPG For what it’s worth, a Pittsburgh source just told me that the Pens have not made an offer to Jagr. Clearly, though, while the Rangers don’t appear to be in hot pursuit of ...
Avangard Omsk Woos Jagr
japersrink.blogspot.com 6/28/2008 — 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 ...
2008 NHL Free Agency Explosion
takingonefortheteam.blogspot.com 6/26/2008 — Why wait until July 1st? Read now where Marian Hossa, Brian Campbell, Jaromir Jagr, Mats Sundin, Ryan Malone, Sean Avery and all the other big free agents are going to sign when free agency kicks off in less than a week.
Lost in the Supermarket: Jaromir Jagr
rangerland.net 6/27/2008 — For the past few weeks, we have reviewed some of the players due to become UFAs on July 1st, offering a little bit of interesting and valuable analysis, and a whole lot of irrelevant babbling. To finish the series, we take a look at two players who ...
Grading the free agents Goals, assists and points
mirtle.blogspot.com 6/28/2008 — All right, here are the basics. Potential free agent forwards who had 35 points or more and defencemen who had 20 points or more this past season (RFAs in red):
Name Team GP G A Pts +/- 1 Mats Sundin TOR 74 32 46 78 17 ...
Free Agency 2008 Gems, steals and sleepers
mirtle.blogspot.com 7/1/2008 — Picking out the big money players from this year's class of free agents is easy: Mats Sundin, Marian Hossa, Jaromir Jagr and Brian Campbell are all going to get big, big money.
Ditto, likely, for the next tier of UFAs, which already lost Ryan Malone ...
NHL Free Agency Live Chat
sports.aol.com 7/1/2008 —
Fittingly, hockey's free agency period takes place on a national holiday in Canada, as for NHL fans, July 1 is like Christmas in the summer. This time around, it's not a deep group of free agents , but there are certainly some all-stars to be had, ...
Rangers Free Agent Rumblings
mvn.com 7/1/2008 —
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Jaromir Jagr, Sean Avery and Michal Rozsival are all slated to hit the market come July 1st
As the July 1st Free Agency period gets closer and closer, Rangers GM Glen ...
Free Agency 2008 Who's left?
mirtle.blogspot.com 7/2/2008 — After 12 hours of signings, I still count about 120 unrestricted free agents. Here's who's left in a list I'll try to keep continually updated (sorted by 2007-08 points/wins):
Player Team Pos 2007-08 sal. Points 1 Sundin, Mats TOR ...
Avery Era Is Over...
yournewyorksports.com 7/2/2008 — According to Fan590 is Toronto the Dallas Stars and controversial former New York Rangers winger Sean Avery have agreed to a 4 year $16 million dollar contract for 4 million per year, the exact contract that Avery had been seeking. Too much money and too many years for someone like Avery, but with the market down to Marcus Naslund, Jaromir Jagr, Kristian Huselius, Mats Sundin, and a few others....
Penguins make offer to Jagr —
IllegalCurve.com
From Sportsnet: The Pittsburgh Penguins have offered a contract to free agent forward and former team captain, Jaromir Jagr , Sportsnet has learned. Read more here . No surprise here. Why wouldn't the Pens offer Jagr a contract. He doesn't want to play long-term and is cheaper and arguably as good as Marian Hossa.
Jagr has plenty of options in New York and abroad —
NHL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
With the free-agency signing period to begin Tuesday, the drama surrounding the future of New York Rangers right wing Jaromir Jagr has only deepened. Jagr, the team's captain for the last two seasons, has repeatedly said that returning to the Rangers was his first option. But the Russian team he played for during the lockout, in 2004-5, is dangling a contract in front of him, and Jagr could ...
Jagr looks like he's done in NY —
IllegalCurve.com
From Larry Brooks of the NY Post:
Sather has repeatedly said that he wants to re-sign the captain. He told The Post on Thursday that remains his position. Still, it is believed the Rangers are unwilling to offer Jagr, who will turn 37 in February, anything other than a one-year deal that would allow them to include bonuses that could be deferred to 2009-10.
"I don't want to negotiate in ...
On Orpik, Jagr and their respective piggy banks —
Puck Daddy
The difference in dollars is roughly $8 million annually between the contracts that Brooks Orpik and Jaromir Jagr might sign this summer. The difference in mileage ... well, how far is it from the Northeast United States to Omsk, Russia, as the crow flies? Here's where the players are surprisingly similar: Both have swooned like a schoolgirls in adoration for their current teams. Jagr on the ...
Thanks for the Memories —
RANGERLAND.NET
Jagr brought the Rangers back to respectability. Thanks for everything, Jags.
The Jagr Era is over. Seems like it just started.
It was reported today in the Naslund press conference that Glen Sather told Jagr the Rangers were moving on without him (read here and here ).
I know there are a lot of fans who have been unhappy with Jagr’s play, especially this last season. But ...
No More NYR Option for Jagr —
KK Hockey
From the CP via Sportsnet :
During a conference call, general manager Glen Sather said that the Naslund signing means that Jaromir Jagr will not be back with the Rangers next season.
Oilers offer Jagr 1 year, $7 million —
IllegalCurve.com
From Dan Barnes of the Edmonton Journal: But Plan B calls for a far less aggressive approach to Jaromir Jagr. A source said the Oilers are offering a one-year deal at more than $7 million US, leery as they are of a 36-year-old who might retire after one season and leave them on the hook for his massive salary cap hit whether he plays the second season or not. Jagr apparently wants two years, ...
Glen Sather on the Jagr situation —
IllegalCurve.com
From Steve Zipay of Newsday: "It may be a reality. I still think it's necessary to have experienced, talented people in your lineup to help these guys develop and Jaromir certainly has been a great player for this organization and I'm not ready to say goodbye to him. He may be ready to say goodbye to us. I can't say that for sure." Read more from Blue Notes here . It appears Jagr may ...
Day 2 of the UFA Period —
KK Hockey
from the CP, With Hossa off the market and Sundin needing perhaps several weeks to figure out his playing future, 36-year-old winger Jaromir Jagr instantly became the No. 1 offensive target in free agency.
He’s also in no hurry.
“Jaromir is exploring his options but he’s in no rush to make his decision right away,” agent Pat Brisson told The Canadian Press on ...
Full circle? —
Hockeybird.com
Various outlets reporting that the Pens have offered Jaromir Jagr a one-year deal. Doesn't he get booed there? **Birds note**As I reported a few days ago, the Pensblog website has a campaign going to bring Jagr back to Pittsburgh. I don't want to see that happen for obvious reasons but can you imagine their power play if it did happen? My God! IMHO There's not enough cash in Pittsburgh's ...
WELCOME BACK JAROMIR? —
Mondesi's House
It's not the plot for a sitcom, it's a genuine possiblity...at least according to sportsnet.ca , the site that's reporting the Penguins have offered a contract to Jaromir Jagr. Let me now pick myself off of the floor, sniff some smelling salts and try to finish this post. It's been a busy start to free agency today for the Penguins, who've already re-upped Mark Eaton for two years at and ...
It won't be easy for Sather to re-sign Jagr —
IllegalCurve.com
From Larry Brooks of the NY Post: It's not going to be easy for Sather to seal the deal now. It's not going to be easy for the GM to convince Jagr to sign a one-year contract with easily achievable bonuses that would justly make him the Blueshirts' highest-paid player while giving them the maneuverability to: A) add Sundin on the same type of over-35, one-year deal; B) retain Sean Avery ; ...
The Act that Keeps Entertaining —
The Peerless Prognosticator
OK, here are the first two paragraphs from a story this morning... "The Rangers' perfect 2008-09 world would feature Jaromir Jagr and Mats Sundin combining forces on the first line with Chris Drury moving to left wing to skate with Scott Gomez on the second unit. "It's anybody's guess why Glen Sather hasn't made the effort to communicate that vision to Jagr, who has every right to be miffed ...
The Jagr Solution —
KK Hockey
from Larry Brooks of the NY Post, The Lightning hired Phoenix pro scout Greg Malone as their head of scouting. A few days later they acquired the rights to his son, Ryan Malone, whom they are poised to sign to a multi-year deal. What a coincidence.
The Rangers should hire Jagr’s father, also named Jaromir and the president of Kladno of the Czech League, as their director of Czech ...
For Jagr, it's either multiple NHL years or Russian mega-millions —
Puck Daddy
Larry Brooks of the NY Post reports that Pat Brisson, the agent for Jaromir Jagr , claims his client really does want to play for the New York Rangers next season, but also wants a multi-year contract. Which is pretty much like going to Taco Bell and asking for a Big Mac in the Rangers' eyes. So this could be it for No. 68 on Broadway, and both Gootzman and The Manic Ranger Fan believe the ...
Jagr wants to stay in NHL —
IllegalCurve.com
From Larry Brooks of NY Post:
"Jaromir and I spoke last night and this morning, and his goal first and foremost is to play in the NHL for another two or three seasons," Jagr's agent, Pat Brisson, told The Post this afternoon. "His objective is to sign a new contract with the New York Rangers , and that has always been his priority.
"But his mindset is that it's not where he wants it to ...
Friday Afternoon Notes —
Japers' Rink
A few somewhat random thoughts as the weekend begins:
Either John Anderson either spilled the beans on the Thrashers' opponent in their home opener (hint: it's the Caps), or he was looking at last year's schedule.... If the rumors of Jaromir Jagr possibly headed to Avanguard Omsk next season are to be believed, it's interesting (ok, "interesting" might be over-selling it) for a couple of reasons
Jagr’s Objective Is To Play With The Rangers —
KK Hockey
from Larry Brooks of the NY Post, The dollar offer out of Russia may be an overwhelming $35 million over three years, but impending free agent Jaromir Jagr Jaromir Jagr has made it clear that his priority is to remain the NHL.
“Jaromir and I spoke last night and this morning, and his goal first and foremost is to play in the NHL for another two or three seasons,” Jagr’s ...
Bye Bye J.J.? —
Capitals Insider
Like many Washington area hockey observers, I have this hard to explain fascination with all things Jaromir Jagr. As such, I found this item on John Dellapina's Blueshirts Blog interesting: Jaromir Jagr scoffed at the notion that he has the equivalent ...
