Jaromir Jagr sure isn’t bad for a 41-year-old. Never mind the fact that he also leads the New Jersey Devils in scoring.
Without No. 68, there's definitely no way they'd be just a point out of a possible playoff position.
At a time when most professional hockey players of his era have retired from active service, or moved into a coaching/management position, or joined their local beer league just to keep strapping the skates on, the Czech native and 1990 first-round draft choice has shown he still has something left in the tank to play at hockey’s highest level.
Jagr leads the Devils (12-13-6 overall) with 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points through 31 games, is among the top players on the team with a plus-9 plus-minus ranking and has even recorded 18 penalty minutes.
Most recently the 6'3", 230-pound winger picked up two assists in Saturday night's 4-3 overtime win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, including the secondary helper on Eric Gelinas' power-play game-winner. Jagr passed cross-ice to Patrik Elias at the left point, and Elias then fed Gelina ...
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Article written by Roman Uschak