Jaromir Jagr News & Rumors: Pro Sports Daily

May 18

CSN Philly

"It's only May – and we still don't know which two teams will battle for the Stanley Cup – but the questioning of Jaromir Jagr's possible return to Philly is already in full swing. Jagr was given plenty of chances to say he wants to re-sign with the Flyers on the team's break-up day a week ago, but elected to say only that he wants to go somewhere he'll get to play regular minutes. The Flyers might not offer him that opportunity."

Jagr: Bryzgalov will be better next year

May 13

CSN Philly

"Ilya Bryzgalov may not wish what he went through this season on his worst enemy, but he might be able to take some solace in the fact that the Flyers are confident he'll have a much easier time next year. To say Bryzgalov struggled to adjust to Philadelphia and to the Flyers after four seasons in Phoenix wouldn't even begin to explain the wild ride of a season the goaltender had. But Jaromir Jagr, who's seen it all in his 19 years in the NHL, can sympathize. "Any time you change a team and sign a big contract, it is not easy for anyone," Jagr said. "It doesn't matter what kind of player you are or how strong you are. It is tough. It is not easy and I know he is going to be a lot better"

Jagr unsure of return to Philly

May 9

Courier-Post

"In the heat of the frustration, the oldest and most accomplished of the Flyers could not bring himself into saying he wants to return next season. Jaromir Jagr, a future Hall of Famer and unrestricted free agent come July 1, wouldn't address his future Tuesday night after the Flyers were handed a season-ending 3-1 loss by the New Jersey Devils. "Right now, I don't know," said Jagr, who turned 40 in February. "I don't know what's going to happen. It doesn't matter what's going to happen.""

Talbot, Jagr fill key roles in Flyers' win

April 23

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"The Flyers' special teams dominance played a major role in how they were able to beat the Penguins in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Front and center in that effort were two of the Flyers' highest-profile free-agent signings this past summer, former Penguins center Max Talbot and right winger Jaromir Jagr. After the Flyers' series-clinching, 5-1 win in Game 6 Sunday at Wells Fargo Center, they had different reactions to beating their former team. "It was special for me because you play against team you played for six years," said Talbot. "I took it as a challenge. It was definitely special for me to win this playoff series." Jagr, 11 years removed from playing for the"

A confession: Jagr was right

April 18

Pittsburgh Tribune Review

columnist Dejan Kovacevic

"Jaromir Jagr was right. For all else that will pain Pittsburgh`s passionate hockey fans once the Penguins complete their epic collapse in these Stanley Cup playoffs, either Wednesday night in Game 4 or later this week, nothing should cut deeper than those four words. Jagr was right, and we were wrong. Well, I was wrong, speaking for myself. It was just last summer, amid all the fuss of "Jagr Watch" and folks staking out Pittsburgh International with dusted-off No. 68 sweaters and turtles delaying his flight out of JFK and endless nonsense from loopy agent Petr Svoboda, that I criticized Jagr once he signed with the Flyers."

Jagr in awe of Couturier

April 14

Courier-Post

"Jaromir Jagr couldn't stop raving about Sean Couturier. The future Hall of Famer compared his 19-year-old teammate to a center who already is in the Hall, his old Pittsburgh linemate Ron Francis. Jagr went on and on after his Flyers fell behind and came back yet again to steal another one from the Penguins, this 8-5 victory producing a 2-games-to-none lead in their first-round playoff series. What Jagr liked best wasn't Couturier's goal with three seconds to go in the second period that tied the game 4-4 ... nor the one he scored 1:21 into the third to tie it again 5-5 ... nor his game-clinching, hat-trick tally that made it a two-goal game with 1:49 to go ... nor his assist that set up"

Flyers veteran star Jagr doesn't 'control' Penguins legacy

April 11

Pittsburgh Tribune Review

"Jaromir Jagr has never said he is watching for smoke signals from Pittsburgh, but he also has never dismissed the possibility of an eventual group hug between him, the city and its NHL team. Most intriguing is that Jagr on Tuesday continued to dump the puck into the Penguins` end while addressing the topic of a future reconciliation. "It`s not in my control," Jagr said after the Flyers` last practice before a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Penguins. Game 1 is Wednesday night at Consol Energy Center — and the personal idol to whom Jagr has not spoken in months will be watching from a luxury suite."

Flyers' Jagr prepares quietly for playoff round against Penguins

April 10

Pittsburgh Tribune Review

"Even at 40, his dominant days of hockey admittedly behind him, Jaromir Jagr can still make a move that will leave everybody shaking their heads in disbelief. He did it again Monday, declining to speak after his Philadelphia Flyers` first practice for a Stanley Cup first-round playoff showdown with the Penguins. One of the first Flyers players in the dressing room at their practice facility, he disappeared quickly — even before teammates could compliment him for all the good he has done for them this season. Surely Max Talbot, like Jagr a once heroic Penguin, could not have predicted that, not after detailing how Jagr "came here since Day 1 and had a huge smile on his face." There were no"

Jagr, Flyers know this won't be easy

April 9

Courier-Post

"The last of the handful of Flyers taking a turn to face the media mob after Saturday's regular-season finale typically is the first to talk. "I apologize," Jaromir Jagr said cheerfully as he walked through a door leading from a back room to the Flyers dressing room. "I forget. I didn't do anything for the last two weeks!" Jagr was smiling in his latest attempt to make fun of himself. The humble future Hall of Famer's second-period goal in the Flyers' regular-season finale, a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, was his first in 16 games."

Jagr doubtful for Thursday vs. Panthers

March 8

CSN Philly

"Jaromir Jagr remains doubtful for Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers because of a hip injury. Jagr, who tangled up a couple of times in the second period against Detroit on Tuesday, said today that defenseman Braydon Coburn checked Valtteri Filppula into him, causing the injury. General manager Paul Holmgren doesn't expect Jagr to play. "He is fairly sore and probably not available to play tomorrow," Holmgren said, adding that it will be Jagr's call because, "he has a pretty good sense of where he is at with his body." Jagr was laughing and joking with the media as usual today."

Flyers win, Jagr and Voracek hurt

March 7

Courier-Post

"Claude Giroux has been trained well by Flyers management. He wasn't going to admit to playing hurt even though he was basically working with one good hand Tuesday night. The All-Star center, in fact, concocted up a comical tall tale to explain left wing Scott Hartnell taking 16 faceoffs to his two. Coming in, Hartnell had taken just 18 draws for the season to Giroux's 1,259, but according to G and coach Peter Laviolette, the Flyers were just prepping for playoff hockey when Giroux sometimes gets kicked out of the circle. OK, whatever. What mattered is Giroux was out there doing his usual thing on an emotion-filled night at Wells Fargo Center after he was absent from Monday's practice and"

Jagr's go-ahead goal sinks Islanders

March 2

New York Post

"Another early goal was enough for Flyers coach Peter Laviolette to rip into his players. Unfortunately for the Islanders, it worked. Matt Read scored twice and Jaromir Jagr had the go-ahead goal to lead the Flyers to a 6-3 victory over the Islanders last night. Andrej Meszaros and Scott Hartnell also scored for Philadelphia, which had been slumping. The Flyers had lost five of eight, but moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference with the win. Josh Bailey scored two goals and Kyle Okposo had one for the Islanders, who have the fourth-lowest point total in the NHL."

Change of address could benefit Hemsky, says Jagr

February 23

Edmonton Journal

"Jaromir Jagr was grabbing some dinner with Czech buddy Ales Hemsky on Wednesday night, possibly at a downtown Edmonton restaurant specializing in European cuisine. "I hope he's not traded before then ... he says he's going to pay," said the Philadelphia Flyers winger, laughing, fully cognizant that his friend is in play as a trade rental as the Oilers entertain offers and try to sign the winger to a short-term contract. Jagr, whose Flyers face the Oilers at Rexall Place on Thursday, said he's not sure the 28-year-old Hemsky, an unrestricted free agent, wouldn't benefit from a change of address at this point in his career."

Meszaros, Jagr expected to return Saturday

February 18

CSN Philly

"Despite suffering further injuries with the losses of Danny Briere and Tom Sestito on Thursday, the Flyers are expecting some weekend reinforcements. After missing Thursday's game against the Buffalo Sabres, both defenseman Andrej Meszaros and forward Jaromir Jagr are expected to return to the Flyers lineup on Saturday to face the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. "I'm feeling better," said Meszaros, who suffered an upper-body injury in practice earlier in the week. "I had a good skate today, so we'll see how it goes tomorrow." Jagr, who turned 40 on Wednesday, missed the game with what was called the flu. However, the veteran said on Friday after practice that it was more respiratory than"

Jagr out; Will Voracek return?

February 16

CSN Philly

"Tough to get an accurate read on Thursday's optional morning skate as the Flyers prep for tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres. Jaromir Jagr confirmed that he will be out of the lineup tonight. Eric Wellwood was recalled and will play in Jagr's place. Jagr admitted this week he has been bothered by a flu that isn't going away. General manager Paul Holmgren said Jagr was home and resting. Also missing from the optional skate were defensemen Marc-Andre Bourdon and Andrej Meszaros. It appears both those players exercised their option to skip the skate as neither was listed as injured."

Illness partially to blame for Jagr's slump

February 15

CSN Philly

"Jaromir Jagr turns 40 on Wednesday. "When I was 38, I was hoping I would play 'til 40," Jagr said on Tuesday. "But I'm not 40 yet. You've got to wait one more day." Jagr is in the midst of a prolonged goal slump with just one goal (seven assists) in his last 16 games. What we didn't know, however, is that the Czech right wing has been fighting the flu since last week. And that it's not responding to treatment. Then again, the Flyers are coming off a brutal stretch of seven games in 10 days. That makes it impossible for any athlete to shake a virus – if he's playing and not resting."

Jagr says he'll play tonight vs. Jets

January 31

CSN Philly

"Jaromir Jagr said after the Flyers' morning skate that he intends to play in tonight's game at the Wells Fargo Center against the Winnipeg Jets -- at least, he added, "that's the plan." Jagr, who aggravated his left groin on Jan. 21 in the Flyers' win over the New Jersey Devils, has been skating but missed the Flyers' last two games against Boston and Florida. He's missed time with groin issues two other times this season. Staying out of the game with injury has been a new, and not enjoyable, experience for the Flyers' right wing."

Briere, Jagr, JVR, Rinaldo back at practice

January 31

CSN Philly

"There were no changes in status for any of the injured Flyers at Monday's practice, but there was some good news nonetheless. Danny Briere (concussion), James van Riemsdyk (concussion), Jaromir Jagr (groin) and Zac Rinaldo (upper-body) all participated in the first team practice since the All-Star break. All wore regular orange or white jerseys instead of the no-contact jerseys injured players often wear. Briere and van Riemsdyk, who remain out indefinitely, left practice prior to the more physical drills the rest of the Flyers participated in, but their presence was encouraging."

Jagr re-injures left groin against Devils

January 22

CSN Philly

"After the Flyers' 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon, Jaromir Jagr posed for a photo-op with a young Flyers fan. He couldn't muster the strength to smile. It was that kind of day for the Flyers' veteran right winger. Jagr left the game after just four shifts and 3:12 of ice time because he had re-injured the left groin that's been plaguing him for weeks. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren only called Jagr's injury a lower-body one, but when asked, Jagr said the injury that kept him from playing beyond the first period was "the same" issue he's been battling."

Jagr wants to come back for another season

January 20

Courier-Post

"The same question that was thrown Jaromir Jagr's way back in September, October, November and December was answered very differently on Thursday. This time, the Flyers' future Hall of Fame winger opened the door more than ever on returning to Philadelphia for another season instead of sticking to his previous wait-and-see-how-the-year-goes response. "I'm telling you one thing," Jagr said. "[Flyers fans] don't have to worry: If I'm going to play good [next season], I'm probably going to be here.""

Jagr 'surprised' D wasn't back on decisive goal

January 9

CSN Philly

"He has some of the strongest wrists in hockey. It's a major reason why, defensively, Jaromir Jagr can almost never be stripped of a puck. On Sunday at Scotiabank Place, Sens defenseman Erik Karlsson stole puck off Jagr and scored a decisive tying goal that sucked the life out of the Flyers during an eventual 6-4 loss (see story). "I don't really know what happened there," Jagr said. "I go the puck at my feet. He poked checked and all of a sudden, it's three-on-one."

Jagr may return sooner than expected

January 6

Courier-Post

"A devout Catholic, Jaromir Jagr places Jesus and Virgin Mary items in his locker before practices and games. Out since Monday with a sore groin, the Flyers right winger has been praying this week for a quick recovery. "There's a lot of miracles in the world," Jagr said. Jagr missed Thursday's game with the Chicago Blackhawks but was on the ice skating on his own following the Flyers' morning skates. A few minutes later, he returned to the dressing room relieved that he felt no discomfort in his left groin, which forced him out of action early in Monday's Winter Classic."

Rookie Read filling in for Jagr on top line

January 5

CSN Philly

"When Matt Read arrived at Skate Zone Wednesday morning and saw his name written on a line with Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell, he thought at first that coach Peter Laviolette had made a mistake. Read, after all, is a rookie. He doesn't think of himself as the kind of skill player Jaromir Jagr is – and yet, he's been given the nod to take Jagr's spot on the team's first line while the veteran right wing recovers from a strained left groin. "Obviously it's pretty special to be playing with those guys," Read said. "Giroux's one of the best players in the NHL right now and Hartnell has amazing skill and sees the ice really well. I've got some big shoes to fill with Jagr, but I'll make the"

Jagr has groin strain, will miss 7 to 10 days

January 4

CSN Philly

"Jaromir Jagr played just 7:09 in Monday's Winter Classic before settling onto the bench to watch his teammates fight their way to a 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers. After the game, he admitted to being injured and told reporters he removed himself from the game. He said he'd been speared in the calf during Thursday's game in Pittsburgh against the Penguins. But he never mentioned anything about groin trouble. As it turns out, Jagr has a mild left groin strain, general manager Paul Holmgren said Tuesday. He will miss seven to 10 games while he recovers."

Jagr removed himself from Winter Classic with calf injury

January 3

CSN Philly

"Jaromir Jagr played 7:09 of Monday's Winter Classic against the New York Rangers. He sat on the bench for 52:51. "I didn't bench him," said coach Peter Laviolette. No, Jagr took himself out because he was injured and couldn't skate. Jagr said he was speared in the left calf at Pittsburgh earlier in the week. When he split the Rangers' defense late in the first period, he had no legs, no breakaway speed. "It was swelling and getting worse and worse in my leg," Jagr said. "I just couldn't skate hard and I didn't want to just be [on the ice] to be there. I knew at that point I couldn't help my teammates.""

Outdoor hockey no thrill for Jagr

January 1

Courier-Post

"Most of the Flyers and their fans can't wait for Monday's Winter Classic. Most of them. "You know, it's so funny to me — everybody is so happy here to play outside," Flyers right wing Jaromir Jagr said. "When I was a kid, I played outside all the time and I was so happy to play inside. I think I'm the only guy who is upset about it." Not quite. Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov feels the same way. When asked if he's looking forward to the Winter Classic, the Russian said, "I don't have any feelings. I don't care.""

Jagr, Talbot lift Flyers to win in Pittsburgh

December 30

CSN Philly

"After the booing, the jeering, the questionable language on placards, Jaromir Jagr finally silenced the Consol Energy Crowd with one of his vintage goals that harkened right back the mid-1990s. Split the defense, backhand the puck with a hard shot past the goalie, then give the salute. This time, to an elderly woman on the end glass. "She didn't like it much," Jagr said. "I'm like, '[bleep] off.' I almost fell in the corner it's so small and I have to do my salute. Obviously, she was there. She didn't salute me back, I know that for sure.""

Pittsburgh media no friend of Jagr's

December 30

Courier-Post

"Before the first of a lot of loud booing was launched his way, some that came after a beautiful go-ahead goal in a 4-2 Flyers victory over the Penguins, Jaromir Jagr followed Thursday's morning skate by answering 10 minutes worth of questions from a pack of reporters that was mostly Pittsburghers. Like the day before after a practice in nearby Castle Shannon, Pa., Jagr was just a bit testy before playing his first game in Pittsburgh since the 2008 playoffs."

Jagr shows best, worst sides

December 30

Pittsburgh Tribune Review

columnist Dejan Kovacevic

"If Jaromir Jagr was going to be cast as the villain, he apparently was determined to play the role to the hilt. For his opening act, he showed up in town two days ago and droned through a painstaking media session at the Philadelphia Flyers' practice in Castle Shannon. Hidden under an orange hoody, he pouted like a child and sounded like a bitter, old man. When a reporter asked how he might handle being booed by Pittsburghers, he fired back a snarly, "Then, I can't play.""

Jagr overcomes boos to score against former team

December 30

Courier-Post

"Jaromir Jagr said Thursday wasn't his night. Really, he said that. The Flyers winger figured if he'd cashed in on all the chances he'd had early on, Pittsburgh Penguins fans would have been headed for the exits by the second period instead of sticking around to boo his return all evening. That's typical Jagr, a perfectionist through and through, even with his 40th birthday approaching, even on a night he'll remember fondly for issuing a payback to all of his old fans who'd turned on him something fierce before and during a very satisfying 4-2 Flyers victory."

Jagr was great, but he wasn't Super Mario

December 29

CSN Philly

columnist Casey Feeney

"It has been over a decade since Jaromir Jagr played his last game as a Penguin. He has played in Pittsburgh a number of times since then. Yet, he has never heard the level of venom that he will hear Thursday when his Flyers visit Consol Energy Center to play the team for which he began what will be a Hall of Fame career. For Flyers fans who do not have a full working knowledge of why Jagr will hear "boos" every time he takes the ice and touches the puck, it comes down to one simple fact: Jaromir Jagr is not Mario Lemieux. From a hockey perspective, Jagr and Lemieux were eerily similar. Neither were the fastest skaters, but both used a wide base, long arms and unmatched one-on-one skills to"

Jagr, Bonds ... who else?

December 29

Pittsburgh Tribune Review

columnist Joe Starkey

"In the spirit of the season, we shall hereby attempt to identify Pittsburgh's most-hated athletes of the past 40 years. OK, hate is an objectionable word. Let's go with least liked. The criterion is simple: The athlete had to have played in Pittsburgh. Whether the public vitriol erupted while he was here (Dave Parker) or when he left (Marian Hossa) is immaterial. We will not include coaches (Todd Graham), general managers (Dave Littlefield) or owners (Bob Nutting). We certainly will not include college athletes (insert Pitt quarterback of your choice)."

Jagr expects a brutal reception tonight in Pittsburgh

December 29

Courier-Post

"Let's imagine Bobby Clarke had lobbied for a trade midway through his Hall of Fame career by saying he was "dying alive" playing in Philadelphia. Then let's say he was shipped away for next to nothing. How would Flyers fans have treated their greatest ever during returns to town in an enemy uniform? Now let's go a step further and pretend Clarke had played a few seasons elsewhere, left the NHL for three years and then decided to return. Let's say his agent came out with a quote that "Clarke's heart is in Philly" and that Flyers fans were willing to embrace a return so that their old hero could end his career in orange and black and have his No. 16 retired. Then let's say there are reports"

Goal: Try to disrupt Jagr's comfort level

December 29

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Those who have enjoyed the company of right winger Jaromir Jagr since he arrived in Philadelphia indicated that this future Hall of Famer never has been less comfortable than while he was surrounded by a handful of Pittsburgh reporters Wednesday after the Flyers practiced at Ice Castle in Castle Shannon. Just wait until Jagr sees -- and hears -- the reception tonight from the 18,000-plus who will be at Consol Energy Center when the Penguins play host to the Flyers. Asked what he expects from the crowd, Jagr shot back, "What kind of question is this? Everybody knows how I'm going to [be] received.""

Rest your voice; Jagr's on his way

December 25

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"He could have been an icon in this town. Winning five NHL scoring titles, a couple of Stanley Cups and a league MVP award will do that for a guy. Instead, Jaromir Jagr has mutated into one of the great arch-villains in local sporting lore, a figure as beloved as, oh, Al Davis, Bobby Clarke and Ray Lewis. His relationship with the Penguins fan base began to fray around the turn of the century, when some perceived him as being self-absorbed and moody. (It didn't help his image when countless outsiders took his celebrated "dying alive" comment radically out of context.) After he was traded to Washington in 2001 -- a transaction that, depending on which version one believes, was rooted either"

Flyers' Jagr hears boos, gets last laugh against the Capitals

December 14

Washington Times

"Everyone in the arena heard the boos. Many of the Washington Capitals fans in the arena were originating the sound. Jaromir Jagr heard them. The noise was pretty loud every time the Philadelphia Flyers right wing touched the puck. "There was some early in the game," Jagr said after the Flyers' 5-1 win over the Caps. "As soon as we get the lead, I didn't hear it very often.""

Jagr ties Shanahan for 11th all-time in goals

December 11

CSN Philly

"Jaromir Jagr began the season with checklist of career milestones as long as 20-point car inspection. After a s-l-o-w start, the Flyers' ever-smiling, always happy right wing has been checking them off one after another."

Jagr continues pursuit of history

December 3

CSN Philly

"Among the many records he is chasing this season, Jaromir Jagr needs just two goals to tie Brendan Shanhan for 11th place all-time. Shanahan had 656 goals during his career. Jagr notched No. 653 in the second period against the Ducks with a power-play deflection and got No. 654 in the third period on the power play. "I'm playing with good players and if I don't get injured I'm pretty confident I can catch him," Jagr said of Shanahan. "I'm not [in] game shape. It's going to take time. Tomorrow will probably be worse with back-to-back games." Jagr has eight goals overall this season. This was his 116th career two-goal game and third of this season. "In my mind, he's still one of the"

'Pain free' Jagr expects to play Friday

December 1

CSN Philly

"Jaromir Jagr skated hard with linemates Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell on Wednesday as the Flyers prepped for Friday's game against the Anaheim Ducks. Jagr has missed four of the last five games with a groin pull, but says he is now pain free and expects to play. "I feel good -- I survived the whole practice which is good," said Jagr of a hard, 90-minute skate. "But it's not game shape and I knew that. I missed six and I came back, but I didn't practice which is a long time for me. "I have to play all the time. I just have to survive these games and not get injured again. I feel pain free now.""

Jagr, Schenn, Bryzgalov to play this weekend?

November 30

CSN Philly

"Peter Laviolette said Tuesday that the struggling Ilya Bryzgalov will be back in the Flyers net either Friday night in Anaheim or Saturday night in Phoenix. "We'll get Bryz going this weekend," said the coach. "Bryz is the No. 1 goalie, but we gave [Sergei Bobrovsky] an opportunity because he did what we asked. He came in off the bench (down 3-1 at Long Island) and got us a (4-3 overtime) win. He came back the next night and let in one goal (3-1 won over Montreal) and played really well. "I think there's times when you can earn things as well. If Bryz would have come back in that Rangers game, he would have been off the ice a couple of days and we didn't have an opportunity to practice"

Jagr plans to keep playing beyond this year

November 27

CSN Philly

"About the only thing that could possibly mar a strong first quarter of hockey for Jaromir Jagr was an injury. Jagr will miss his second straight game and fourth in the last five Saturday at Madison Square Garden with a groin pull as the Flyers meet the Rangers for the first time this season. Jagr has 17 points for the Flyers in 19 games. The chemistry he has shown with Claude Giroux, who is having an MVP-type season, is pretty obvious. Jagr said this week he is thrilled to be playing on a team with younger players he can mentor. He says it's given him a valuable role in his later years – the ability to pass on advice. So the obvious question we had for him was whether it's sparked"

Flyers win game, lose more players

November 26

Courier-Post

"Flyers coach Peter Laviolette stood with a blank stare listening to a postgame question that included individual references to a team medical report that seems to grow by the day. The Flyers went to battle on Black Friday without first-line right wing Jaromir Jagr and captain Chris Pronger again — no surprise there — but left winger James van Riemsdyk also was a scratch with an upper-body injury, and defenseman Andreas Lilja missed most of the third period with a high-ankle sprain that is serious. Hearing it all, Laviolette responded, "When you say it like that, it doesn't sound good." Didn't matter. The Flyers have been doing better than just getting by for two months now, and they did so"

Flyers' Jagr out this weekend

November 25

Courier-Post

"Jaromir Jagr admits making a mistake. The 39-year-old right wing now realizes that he should have played it safe with his tweaked groin instead of talking his way back into the Flyers lineup on Wednesday night. The result was a return from a two-game absence that didn't last two periods on a night the Flyers rallied for a 4-3 road overtime victory against the New York Islanders. And now Jagr, who says he came back "two days too soon," will miss two more games this weekend with the Flyers hosting the Montreal Canadiens today and playing the New York Rangers on Saturday at Madison Square Garden."

Jagr can't thank parents enough for their sacrifice

November 24

Courier-Post

"Most of the half dozen or so reporters at Jaromir Jagr's dressing area following Tuesday's practice were there for a health update, and as usual, the most accompanying player on a Flyers team filled with standup guys sat there and answered question after question in detail. Jagr talked about how he hated missing two games with a groin injury because "at my age, it's like losing one year of your life," and accurately predicted that he'd be back in the Flyers lineup for Wednesday night's road game with the New York Islanders."

Jagr plans to sit after aggravating groin injury

November 24

CSN Philly

"The pain was etched across Jaromir Jagr's face. Not just the pain of aggravating a groin pull, but the pain of knowing he might have come back too soon. Jagr removed himself from Wednesday's game against the Islanders five minutes into the second period. He did not return and said he won't play in the Flyers' Black Friday matinee against Montreal and will also sit out Saturday's game in New York. "We got two games and then five days off," Jagr said. "I think I'm not going to play those two games and make sure when I come back I want to come back strong.""

Jagr hopeful vs. NYI

November 23

CSN Philly

"Jaromir Jagr is hopeful to play Wednesday night in Uniondale, N.Y., against the Islanders, while Braydon Coburn will likely play. Chris Pronger, who has a virus, is out and didn't travel with the team. That's just some of the moves the Flyers made on Tuesday. Jagr has a groin pull and Coburn has bruised kidneys. The club also activated Brayden Schenn off long-term injury (LTIR), then assigned him to the Adirondack Phantoms to get some games in. They also recalled winger Harry Zolnierczyk from Trenton. Coburn's injury at this point is more delicate, but he would not talk about it, referring questions to general manager Paul Holmgren."

Jagr plans to return as soon as possible

November 22

Courier-Post

"Flyers right wing Jaromir Jagr will do just anything to return to action as soon as possible. Asked about his right groin issue after the Flyers' morning skate Monday, Jagr talked about relieving the pain through acupuncture, then showed his superstitious side by repeatedly knocking on his wooden dressing-room seat for luck that he's over his injury. Jagr is feeling better and is skating fine, but opted to play it safe by sitting out Monday night's 4-2 loss to Carolina, the second in a row he's missed. Jagr's plan is to test his groin hard at today's practice, then if it passes the test he expects to return for Wednesday's game at the New York Islanders."

Lower-body injury likely to sideline Jagr a game

November 19

Courier-Post

"Two shifts into Thursday night's game, Flyers winger Jaromir Jagr skated from the ice to the dressing room and never returned. Jagr, who has 17 points in 18 games while skating on the first line, apparently won't be ready for Saturday's game in Winnipeg, either. "He's just got a little bit of a thing in his lower body," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said after a 2-1 victory over Phoenix. "I don't think it's anything serious. I just talked to Jaromir. He thinks in a couple days he should be better. I think we'll lose him the next game, but nobody thinks it's serious." Jagr did not fly with the Flyers to Winnipeg late Thursday night. Instead, he'll get treatment today in Philadelphia."

Lower-body injury likely to sideline Jagr a game

November 18

Courier-Post

"Two shifts into Thursday night's game, Flyers winger Jaromir Jagr skated from the ice to the dressing room and never returned. Jagr, who has 17 points in 18 games while skating on the first line, apparently won't be ready for Saturday's game in Winnipeg, either. "He's just got a little bit of a thing in his lower body," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said after a 2-1 victory over Phoenix. "I don't think it's anything serious. I just talked to Jaromir. He thinks in a couple days he should be better. I think we'll lose him the next game, but nobody thinks it's serious.""