A rumor that has been making its rounds on the internet these past couple months is former NHL super star Jaromir Jagr making his way back to the NHL after spending 3 years in Russia playing in the KHL.
However, there are new rumors swirling today that involve Jagr.
According to NHL Gossip’s Twitter page who cites iSport.cz, a news website out of the Czech Republic, Jagr is now being connected to the Detroit Red Wings for an NHL return.
Now again this is purely a rumor at this point and not a whole lot can be taken from the original source since it is in Czech. However the Wings do have a history of giving aging super stars second chances and you would have to think that the Wings may be in the mix if Jagr is serious about returning to the NHL.
Here is an attempted translation of the Czech article…
I do not count with him, Jaromir Jagr for hockey in St. Petersburg will play next season. Unambiguous declaration General manager movable club from KHL means single: engagement Russia definitively fell, career sidereal attacker gathers back direction NHL how already about last week informed diary Sports. And what club would it? Indicia now, most heading to Detroit!
Jaromir Jagr and the Russian league? This connection is already passé. After three years, where he worked for the legendary striker jersey Omsk in Siberia, in October will once again apply: Jaromir Jagr, the NHL star.
Daily Sports reported last week that despite the fact that Jagr intensely interested in St. Petersburg with Omsk and the courtship will not come. Recent statements by wealthy club boss it only recorded the SKA.
“We are neucházíme Jagr is mainly due to the budget. Salary cap is not inflated, the other reason is that we have a lot of foreigners. For six instead of five (permitted). Jagr would be the seventh. So this story ends, “said sports daily Sovětskij Alexei Kasatonov, general manager of the club.
Jágrův agent did not want to comment at length. “Nothing is new, it’s just a statement in the newspapers,” he indicated Jaroslav Zidek, that negotiations still continue. But in fact it’s so that Jagr is not going to St. Petersburg
On the table was a lucrative offer, although, personally flew to Prague to take further action by Alexander Medvedev, head of the richest club in Europe. But Jagr its verdict so long stalled, and the management team, who will coach Milos Riha, by itself said: No! Is Jagr to the mind, inside the cards. For his ideas in the past three weeks as it was directed more to the NHL.
Therefore, the possibility of falls, that would eventually signed a contract in Omsk, where he worked in the past three seasons.
The main reason? Jagr, the Russian involvement in the case had been reported to camp in late July and not enough time to devote to what is happening in Kladno, which led his father as co-owner and president.
“It is not easy in this 20th July to collect, train and go all over to leave home, “he said to himself recently-year-old Jagr. Yesterday already it wanted Annotate.
So Czech fans can expect NHL again sees players owned among best ever hockey players in competition history. It is the most European, in the historic scoring throughout the league he is in ninth place (1599 points).
“I would like him to return to the NHL wanted and recommended. Certainly just his account there still none closed says Marian Jelinek Jágrův longtime known. During June, about talking with the attacker wanted to hear the opinion of the coach, who after Jágrová side spent several seasons in the NHL.
And since the current coach of the Pilsen heard, “NHL even try!” Now it probably would happen.
According to sports information in game four clubs, but most traces of the current situation leads to an elite group of Detroit Red Wings. “When we are talking about and Jarda, I also told him that this team was appropriate. And because the older players have a good long-term experience, “says Jelinek.
Jagr could replace veteran Mika Modan (41 years) who during season wounded extraordinary impression left no … And scouts club could during championship see that at Jágr would were another hypothesis.
Although him in February 40 years still has that reigned. And could aspire place the second formation. Salary could amount estimated $ 2,500,000 more calculated about 43 million.
“When’d to NHL went want you there just play. But want there even help “said to do Jagr during championship interview Nedělní Sports.
Immediately after championship it appeared could retire to Montreal. But this variant according information Sportu so ardently not building coach Canadiens. And now rather hits, enshrining in any U.S. klubu.Ve Gamer is Pittsburgh. Conversely into Rangers is Jagr played should allegedly returned hate …
At beginning July when pulls away market loose players should be clarity.
Obviously a couple of things to take from there is it saying that Jagr is most likely heading to Detroit and that four clubs are interested Jagr but it seems like most of the interest is coming from an elite group of Detroit Red Wings.
Jagr who turned 39 back in February has been discussing an NHL return since 2009. Last season with Avangard Omsk of the KHL, Jagr had 19 goals, 31 assists and 50 points in 49 games played.
Stay tuned for more as it becomes available.
Source: Twitter, NHL Gossip, iSport.cz, Google Translate
