Jaromir Jagr: Career retrospective
NHL legend Jaromir Jagr is second all-time in career points. The man embodies longevity, with 34 pro hockey seasons and counting in the NHL and overseas. We’ll break down the best moments from one of hockey’s finest.
Mario Lemieux.
Fun fact: The 1990 NHL Draft was loaded with talent. Martin Brodeur, Doug Weight and Keith Primeau, Derian Hatcher, and Keith Tkachuk were all members of this class.
Chicago Blackhawks in 1992. He exploded in the 1992 Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 21 games. Most notably, he scored the game-tying goal in Game 1 of the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals. This legendary play set the tone for the entire series and helped the Penguins sweep the Blackhawks.
New Jersey Devils in seven games.
New York Islanders. Jagr’s dominant performance was the best game of his entire career, statistically speaking. He scored seven points again four years later as a member of the Washington Capitals.
Sidney Crosby. He was the top dawg on the team and was tasked with hoisting the Caps’ first Stanley Cup. After coming so close in 1997-1998, the Caps thought anything was possible with Jagr in the mix.
Washington missed the playoffs in his first year. They made the playoffs the following year but lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. The Washington Capitals were looking to clean house in the middle of a disappointing outing in the 2003-04 season. The rebuilding Caps tried to trade him to clear salary cap space, but no one wanted to take on his salary, which wasn’t team-friendly. Eventually, the Caps were able to find a suitor.
Peter Forsberg, Chris Pronger, and Sidney Crosby.
Scott Hartnell, and rising star Claude Giroux. Although seeing Jagr in a Flyers jersey took some getting used to, the Flyers beat the Penguins in six games in the first round, only to lose to the New Jersey Devils in the second round.
