vader29
07-29-2013, 11:17 AM
Jaromir Jagr deserves to have his Pittsburgh Penguins’ jersey retired. There are too many Penguins’ fans who do not respect Jagr enough to agree. Even after all Jagr has accomplished for the franchise, people continue to bash him even though he is the greatest player behind Mario Lemieux to throw on a Penguins’ sweater.
Keep in mind who Jagr’s idol was when he arrived on the scene as an 18 year-old. It was no coincidence why Jagr eventually became known as Mario Jr. Lemieux ran the team and influenced every major organizational decision. No matter what Lemieux wanted, he was rarely criticized as the savior of the Pens’ franchise. One theory is that Mario had a hand in the departure of legendary coach Scottie Bowman after Bowman won a Stanley Cup for the Pens. Giving Lemieux superstar treatment and freedom paved the way for Jagr to feel like he was entitled to the same liberty.
Many fans are still upset over the way Jagr acted before he left Pittsburgh. He ran the show in the Pens’ dressing room and was not an ideal captain by any means. Jagr trashed ex-Pens’ coach Kevin Constantine and the Ivan Hlinka reign was over in Jagr’s mind before Hlinka knew every players’ name on the Pens’ roster. Jagr seemed to bang heads with players and coaches on a regular basis.
The franchise was in danger of folding and Jagr was raking in dough the Pens couldn’t afford to pay. With Jagr’s attitude and lucrative contract, the time had come for the Pens to part ways with Jagr.
Regardless of what took place behind closed doors, Jagr was an integral piece in saving the Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise. He kept the franchise afloat when he beat the number-one seeded New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 1999 playoffs all by himself. Jagr has scored 681 career NHL goals. The one that is most memorable to him is the overtime goal he scored in Game 6 against the Devils that playoff year to save the Pens from possibly moving to Kansas City.
Read more: http://thehockeywriters.com/jaromir-jagrs-jersey/
Keep in mind who Jagr’s idol was when he arrived on the scene as an 18 year-old. It was no coincidence why Jagr eventually became known as Mario Jr. Lemieux ran the team and influenced every major organizational decision. No matter what Lemieux wanted, he was rarely criticized as the savior of the Pens’ franchise. One theory is that Mario had a hand in the departure of legendary coach Scottie Bowman after Bowman won a Stanley Cup for the Pens. Giving Lemieux superstar treatment and freedom paved the way for Jagr to feel like he was entitled to the same liberty.
Many fans are still upset over the way Jagr acted before he left Pittsburgh. He ran the show in the Pens’ dressing room and was not an ideal captain by any means. Jagr trashed ex-Pens’ coach Kevin Constantine and the Ivan Hlinka reign was over in Jagr’s mind before Hlinka knew every players’ name on the Pens’ roster. Jagr seemed to bang heads with players and coaches on a regular basis.
The franchise was in danger of folding and Jagr was raking in dough the Pens couldn’t afford to pay. With Jagr’s attitude and lucrative contract, the time had come for the Pens to part ways with Jagr.
Regardless of what took place behind closed doors, Jagr was an integral piece in saving the Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise. He kept the franchise afloat when he beat the number-one seeded New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 1999 playoffs all by himself. Jagr has scored 681 career NHL goals. The one that is most memorable to him is the overtime goal he scored in Game 6 against the Devils that playoff year to save the Pens from possibly moving to Kansas City.
Read more: http://thehockeywriters.com/jaromir-jagrs-jersey/