Penguins to retire Jagr’s #68

[AlaBlueShirt]

Please sign him a one-game contract.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Legend...... growing up as a kid watching him and Lemieux together was awesome. I remember coming in every night after playing street hockey to catch the Pens.

What a career

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Please sign him a one-game contract.

And let him play. Couldn’t be any worse than Jeff Carter.

Hell, Jagr might even be able to get Sullivan fired.

 

[pi314]

All hail Jagr!

When he's not playing hockey, I bet Jagr just walks around all day doing this.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Really? Are the standards that low in Pittsburgh?

I actually think it'd be fitting that the Penguins retire Crosby's, Malkin's and Letang's jerseys all on the same night. Longest streak of consecutive seasons for a trio playing together (which will likely hit two decades), and have won three of the Pens' five Cups as a group. I imagine that band of brothers are etched in Penguins history forever together.

 

[super6646]

An argument to be made for this for sure.

But as a Penguin? There is no argument.

Sid, Geno, Letang are all better franchise guys. Kunitz and MAF have an argument too.

Kunitz. Ya, that’s a take that deserves a permaban.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Amazing. To me he will always be first and foremost a Penguin.

It would be awesome if all the teams he played for retired his number.

 

[Pancakes]

He only finished playing in the NHL in 2018, and is STILL playing in the Czech league. The way he was going it was still very much a possibility he might have come back to the league in the last few years.

You can't have someone's retired number up in the rafters only to have them come back in opposition colours.

Plus - you need Jagr to be there. It's also possible he didn't want to come back to Pittsburgh in this way until now.

Yes it was more of a scheduling issue than anything. Hard to get him into Pittsburgh when he's so busy with the Czech league.

Anyways, I'm glad it's happening. One of my favorite players growing up and even when he left Pittsburgh I never really fell out of love with him. He was individually dominant on the ice in a way that I think even Sid hasn't been. Probably the most individually offensively dominant player in the NHL up until McDavid came into the league. Sid was more rounded than both of those guys, but not quite as dominant offensively as either.

Love this.

 

[Zalos]

The best thing that could happen is if the Pens signed him for one game, that one against LA, then retired his number at the end of the game.

Unlikely to happen, sadly!

 

[Hockeyholic]

Lemieux, Crosby, Malkin, Jagr, and Letang.

Was Letang ever the undisputed number one D in the NHL for an entire year? No. I can pinpoint the exact years the others were best in the league.

Has he ever earned a 1st team all star? No. The other four have had this honor.

If you asked about the HHOF, do you immediately without a moment's hesitation, say "yes" when asked if Letang belongs? No. There is no hesitation with the other four when asked. They are automatic. Lemieux obviously in already.

Sorry...his # should not be retired unless he squeaks in the HHOF. I love how strict the Penguins have been with honoring greatness. Don't go soft now. Other four are legends. They will be remembered years from now.

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Well, it’s about time.

 

[Human]

Doubt it tbh. Pens are very stingy about retiring numbers. Out of the current gen it'll just be Crosby and Malkin.

$20 they will retire Letang’s.

 

[Richard]

IF you retire Letang do you retire Fleury? What, then, about Barrasso?

See the game here?

Crosby and Malkin are the only two to go into the rafters from this current generation

 

[Human]

Jagr’s tenure with the Penguins was one largely filled with self proclaimed sacrifice, little success, and a prima donna attitude.



Lol. Certainly not as a Penguin.



I don’t think he deserves to have his number retired. Fantastic player, but his time with the Penguins was largely not successful.

I remembered when I posted drunk myself…

Haven’t checked the forum for a week after…

 

[Fig]

I remembered when I posted drunk myself…

Haven’t checked the forum for a week after…

Drunk posting?

Is the appropriate beverage to celebrate this momentous occasion, Jagermeister?

 

[Human]

IF you retire Letang do you retire Fleury? What, then, about Barrasso?

See the game here?

Crosby and Malkin are the only two to go into the rafters from this current generation

Seriously?

Letang has been with them for over two decades by the end of his contract.

He is part of the longest trio in the history of the league playing for the same team alongside Crosby and Malkin for 17 seasons right now.

He was mostly their number 1 dmen during this time and won 3 Cups.

It is a slam dunk…

 

[Gurglesons]

I remembered when I posted drunk myself…

Haven’t checked the forum for a week after…

How many Penguins fans posting in here have a Jagr action figure?

 

[Chaels Arms]

He's my favorite player of all time and I'm a Rangers fan. I kind of want to go to this game in my Rangers Jagr jersey. So many people thought he was checked out mentally when the Rangers traded for him and I remember prior to his first full season when he said the team was going to make the playoffs most people thought he was out of his mind. He ended with 123 points, Kevin Weekes went down with an injury which paved the way for Lundqvist and those two events got the entire franchise back on course. Just an absolutely legendary player who I hope eventually comes back to the states and gets involved in hockey here again.

 

[kingsholygrail]

It's about time!

 

[Machinehead]

The Rangers should too.

In his short time, he broke or threatened every single-season record and redefined the whole direction of the franchise.

 

[Nasti]

Vs the Kings? Is that like the one team Jagr didn't play for?

Would have been classy to do it against the Rangers or Panthers, imo.

I’m guessing the Kings are paying back the favor since Brown’s retirement ceremony was before a Pens game.

 

[TooManyHumans]

About time.

 

[Extra Texture]

1 cup.

Check your history. In the 2017 cup run, Fleury had two more wins and almost 200 more minutes in net than Matt Murray.

Unless you think Martin Gerber and ilya bryzgalov are cup winners too

Why wouldnt they be considered cup winners? Did they fail to contribute to their teams success that year?

 

[BrendanGaunce4Selke]

jagr rules

congrats to him

 

[Slapshot Sultan]

bout time. most decorated penguin of all time