Jaromir Jagr
Jaromir Jagr
Jaromír Jágr; born February 15, 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He has formerly played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers. After leaving the Rangers, he played for three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey Leaguewith Avangard Omsk before returning to the...
NationalityCzechoslovakian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth15 February 1972
CityKladno, Czech Republic
First off, it's going to be a different team than Pittsburgh was today. As long as we play the same way as we did today, we'll have a chance.
The team decided after one month after I came here they were going to sell everybody. After the trade deadline, there were only two players left on the team from when I came here.
When you're down two goals to Ottawa, it's different than down two goals to the Islanders. I respect every team in the NHL. But I think there's a difference between the Islanders and Ottawa right now.
We need some scoring and we need some defense, too. There are a lot of players around the league that see this team is going in a different direction than before.
I wouldn't say the effort wasn't there, we just didn't play smart enough. Not many teams play the trap against us. It's something new we have to learn ... It looks like they're already starting to play playoff hockey.
I don't even think abut it, I don't even know. I know one thing, the more I'm going to score, the better chance the team has to win.
On special teams, we weren't very sharp. They scored three goals on the power play and we didn't have any. Five on five, we can play with anybody, we know that. I don't think we're a worse team than them. Maybe less talented, but worse? No way.
Let's go back to early in the season; would you think we can play 5-on-5 against teams that good?
it's very likely that the World Cup will become the last tournament on the national team for me.
It's good for him and it's good for his confidence. I thought (Sweden) had the best lineup, the best individuals and Henrik. He was playing great but if he was just playing good, they'd win. For our team (in the playoffs), he has to play great.
It was the kind of game that was played in the neutral zone rather than on net. Neither team had a lot of chances. They had a lot of guys back, especially against our line. We really played to their strength.
It used to be much worse. It's been four years, but it is more special because we're playing a very good team tonight. It's not so much that it came against Pittsburgh, but it's more about how we're playing as a team.
Tom is a great guy. He's not only a good coach but I think he understands the life of the hockey player and how important it is off the ice to treat the players. The chemistry on the team is great and, so far, it's been fun for everybody here.
We played against very good teams, playoff teams for sure, maybe candidates to win the Stanley Cup. They're already playing playoff hockey and I don't think we're playing it yet. The two games teach us we are not there yet. We have to play smarter.