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The Philadelphia Flyers made the wildest move of the offseason by not only entering the bidding war for Pittsburgh Penguins legend Jaromir Jagr, but stealing the show by signing him to a one-year deal.
All the talk was that the Penguins were going to sign Jagr to play alongside either Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, but Jagr decided to sign with the team that offered the best chance to win the Stanley Cup this season.
Many jaded Pittsburgh fans have said that the deal was all about the money, but Jagr and Flyers officials have said that Philadelphia did not offer the most money.
Flyers insider Tim Panaccio told Hockey Buzz:
Before I start talking, it surprised me when you said money – there were a lot more teams with a higher offer than Philadelphia. I didn’t think I was going to go there, but after the conversation with the coaches and Chris Pronger, I started to like it and I also like that there is something to this from their side, and that was important to me.
It is clear that Jagr sees this relationship as a one year stint to try and win the Stanley Cup with a team making a run this season. Jagr will become one of the team’s top wingers and work with some of the most talented athletes in the world.
One of the proposed line combinations would be Claude Giroux centering a line with Jagr on his right and James van Riemsdyk on his left. If that line does come to fruition, that could be one of the most offensively gifted lines in the NHL, and all Jagr has to do is camp out in front of the net.
The Flyers have been very close over the last few seasons, and if they get stellar play from the former NHL great, they will be in the position to steal the Stanley Cup this season.
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