No, this isn't a late April Fools' Day joke—multiple NHL insiders are confirming that Dallas Stars forward Jaromir Jagr should be joining the Boston Bruins:
Jaromir Jagr was traded to the Boston Bruins for two prospects and a pick; still pending league trade call -- source told @real_espnlebrun
— ESPN NHL coverage (@ESPN_NHL) April 2, 2013
DAL will receive prospects Lane MacDermid and Cody Payne (Plymouth) as part of the Jagr trade with BOS.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) April 2, 2013
After missing out on ex-Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla, who eventually went to Pittsburgh, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli appears to have added one of the best available forwards on the market.
It's one of the best moves he could have made in response to the botched Iginla deal, in which Chiarelli claims that Flames general manager Jay Feaster had initially confirmed the completion of that trade.
On one hand, it's a move that smells of desperation. It's true that Jagr, with 1,679 career points, ranks eighth in NHL history and first among active players.
But the Bruins haven't made a tradi ...
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