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
We didn't do it yet and it's too early to celebrate. We have to make sure we get in the playoffs first and take care of other business later.
I yell at the players if I don't like the way they are playing. But when they're playing well, I hug them.
I'm not 21 and trying to prove something with my words.
In the U.S., you have so many rules, everything's regulated and structured. When you make a mistake, you pay for it -a lot.
I know how well I can play. I don't mention myself with the other players. I mention myself with the best.
It's tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.
If I was on a third or fourth line I would probably be in the NHL, because you don't have to produce every night.
I'm trying not to be a kid all the time, but it's hard.
Crosby is a great player, but I'd have to say Ovechkin, who is also a great player but doesn't have the same kind of support, and who does something great on almost every shift.
We're fighting for first place in our division, so it's huge.
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.
We've got five months before the season starts. Hopefully, if there is any surgery it's not going to be complicated and I might start practicing next month.
We gave the other team a lot of odd-man rushes. Maybe we are tired and we're making mistakes, but this is not the way you want to go into the playoffs.
When I play games I don't really care. Everyone is replaceable. I just tried to help the team.