What was the draw of the KHL for Jagr?

[ManofSteel55]

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[benfranklin]

I believe Ovechkin would've played in 04-05, as well.

Shit youre right. Re-calculating

 

[Leafshater67]

He was making 10 million USD tax free. Back then the KHL salaries were big.

 

[The Nuge]

Money for sure as people have said, but he’s also talked about the less demanding schedule. That’s got to be appealing at 36

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Pretty sad overall for NHL fans. Dude put up 123, 96, then 71 in healthy seasons before leaving.

Assuming he stayed for those three seasons and averaged 25 goals (which is a very safe bet. 30+ was more likely) and assuming no lockouts, here are my pace/guesses for him in goals:

94-95 - 22 goals (pace)
04-05 - 30 goals(guessing)
08-09 - 25 goals (guessing)
09-10 - 25 goals (guessing)
10-11 - 25 goals (guessing)
12-13 - 14 goals (pace)

Jagr would have finished with 907 goals

Wayne would have had +9 based on 94-95 pace.
Ovy would have +22 from 12-13 lockout and assuming he played in 04-05 as his rookie year, ill toss out 30 goals which we all will likely agree is low.

So today, we would be sitting at

Ovy 935
Jagr 907
Wayne 903

That’s a great fantasy!

Dude chased the money…..clearly he valued that more than his legacy in the NHL.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Pretty sad overall for NHL fans. Dude put up 123, 96, then 71 in healthy seasons before leaving.

Assuming he stayed for those three seasons and averaged 25 goals (which is a very safe bet. 30+ was more likely) and assuming no lockouts, here are my pace/guesses for him in goals:

94-95 - 22 goals (pace)
04-05 - 30 goals(guessing)
08-09 - 25 goals (guessing)
09-10 - 25 goals (guessing)
10-11 - 25 goals (guessing)
12-13 - 14 goals (pace)

Jagr would have finished with 907 goals

Wayne would have had +9 based on 94-95 pace.
Ovy would have +22 from 12-13 lockout and assuming he played in 04-05 as his rookie year, ill toss out 30 goals which we all will likely agree is low.

So today, we would be sitting at

Ovy 935
Jagr 907
Wayne 903

Jagr was not beating the goal record, he was a bit broken by his last season in New York and he even said himself had he stayed he'd retire long before he actually did.

 

[benfranklin]

Jagr was not beating the goal record, he was a bit broken by his last season in New York and he even said himself had he stayed he'd retire long before he actually did.

And then went to the KHL for 3 seasons only to come back and put up another 120 goals before he finally couldnt do it in the NHL anymore.

Obviously it was likely not going to happen, but injuries were never a problem for him so take away the lockouts and KHL seasons and he would have been very close, if not beating it.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

And then went to the KHL for 3 seasons only to come back and put up another 120 goals before he finally couldnt do it in the NHL anymore.

Obviously it was likely not going to happen, but injuries were never a problem for him so take away the lockouts and KHL seasons and he would have been very close, if not beating it.

He said it was more mental than physical