For the typical NHL player, it’s awfully difficult to stand up to major league speed at the age of 35. The league itself recognizes this, and since 2005, it has included special rules in its collective bargaining agreement specifically for dealing with the contracts of players age 35 and over.
So when Jaromir Jagr casually mentions that he’d like to sign a deal with the Panthers that takes him to his 45th birthday, there’s nothing mundane about it.
The comments came in a recent interview with the Czech publication Czech Daily Sport and were translated into English by NHL.com’s Michael Langr.
“It's still too soon to anticipate anything, but there is a pretty big chance we'll come to an agreement [with Florida],” said Jagr. “It depends on the club. If they want to sign me for one year, or for two years.”
The Panthers added Jagr at the trade deadline in a deal with New Jersey. It was an odd trade in some ways; Florida was outside the playoffs when it acquired Jagr, and the deal was bookended by trades that sent Sean Berg ...
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