"Would someone please drive a stake through the heart of this recurring talk about the Penguins having any meaningful interest in signing Jaromir Jagr? People just won’t let it die, even though it should have years ago. The speculation rose from the grave again Thursday, when a report surfaced in Detroit that one of Jagr’s agents had contacted several NHL teams, with the Penguins being one of them, to gauge their interest in signing Jagr. Shero said last evening that he has not been contacted by anyone representing Jagr; what he didn’t have to say was that none of Jagr’s agents should waste their time making such a call, because the Penguins have no interest in buying what they have for sale. And they shouldn’t. Jagr is a surefire Hall of Famer who could be a veritable force of nature earlier in his career, but he’s also a 39-year-old who has the potential to be a disruptive force in a locker room that has developed a great synergy over the past few years."
[ed. note: this, kids, is why you don't say anything unless you have a reason to believe it.]
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docciavelli
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Yeah, no shit. Thank God Molinari isn’t the G.M. of the Pens, eh?
Whether or not Jagr signs with the Pens – and I’m about 50/50 on the whole thing myself – that doesn’t mean that a reporter/columnist should be assuming that the Pens wouldn’t be interested in his services. I wasn’t a fan of pursuing Jagr from the beginning, but that was based on my concerns with his age, attitude, and likely salary demands. The fact that the offer is rumored to be in the $2M range changes my mind quite a bit.
Regardless, Molinari: shut it unless you know something. Otherwise, these sort of comments bite you in the ass.
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by docciavelli on Jun 30, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Any player of Jagr’s caliber is likely to carry with him the possibility of upsetting the status quo, but let’s face it, great synergy alone isn’t going to win championships.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 30, 2011 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I read that post the day it came out. It definitely rubbed me the wrong way. I always had respect for Molinari and I still do, but I didn’t like that at all.
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by Hooks Orpik on Jun 30, 2011 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
True, but I think he occasionally feels like he’s allowed to cross the line and speak FOR the team, rather than letting the team (or its reps) speak for itself.
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