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Jaromir Jagr Not Returning to NHL

Apr 28, 2010

  Last week we reported that Jaromir Jagr looked like he was on the verge of signing a two-year contract to stay with Avangard Omsk, but could not confirm it. Today we are hearing, via Laurie at Beyond the Blueshirts , that there is indeed a deal in place ,although there are still contract details to be worked out.

“Jagr will be on our team next year,” Bardin explained. “That is absolutely accurate. The details will become known before the beginning of the season.”

If it is indeed a two-year contract it probably means that Jagr, now 38, is done with the Rangers and the NHL for good. This isn’t exactly shocking news as it did appear that his NHL days were done when he initially left the league for Europe, but at this point there is very little room for any sort of return.

As recently as this past February, during the Olympics, Jagr said he was still mulling over a return to the NHL. A devastating hit by Alex Ovechkin might have changed things though. Here is the video:

Even after the hit Jagr said he would still be able to handle the NHL, but he disappeared for the remainder of the Olympics. Since then Jagr has probably come to the realization that even though he may talk a big game and still has the ability to handle the puck at this point, his body is probably too old to handle the rigors and physicality of daily NHL life.

Once contract details come out we will update you.

Goodbye Jaromir Jagr, your mullet and Hitler-stash will never be forgotten.

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Unconfirmed Rumor: Jaromir Jagr Resigns with Omsk

Apr 23, 2010

So much for his triumphant return to the NHL.

The Russian website Sport-Planet.ru is reporting that former Ranger Jaromir Jagr has resigned with Avangard Omsk of the KHL on a two-year contract. However, when Dmitry Chesnokov at Puck Daddy tried to confirm this report he was unsuccessful.

Later on Chesnokov tweeted : “Omsk’s GM said it was too early to talk about Jagr re-signing with Avangard, but the club would want to do it before the Worlds.”

So while it does not appear that this rumor is true, it may be that the two sides are working on an agreement or even have an agreement in place in principal and are still negotiating over numbers.

With Worlds coming up in just about a week this could be something that materializes fast. Omsk’s GM seems to want to get a deal done quickly and if Jagr is going to participate in the games it’ll be in his interest to get this done quickly as well. Otherwise he could put himself at risk of getting injured which could force him to accept less money or leave him with no offers at all.

If Jagr does want to play in the NHL then I would expect him to sit out Worlds. Unless he is looking to resign with the Rangers, doubtful, any return to the NHL would not take place before the Worlds tournament because a lot of NHL teams are still in the playoffs.

So we’ll keep an eye on Jagr and his negotiations with Omsk and his participation in Worlds. Right now I wouldn’t believe any reports that are out there. Not yet anyways, we’ll keep you posted.

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