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The process is now, essentially, complete from an NHL perspective: the Calgary Flames waived Jaromir Jagr, he cleared waivers, and now he’s hoping to play for the team he owns in the Czech Republic. The knee injury that limited his productivity and then availability with the Flames is still an issue, as Jagr himself updated on his official Facebook page. NHL.com provides a more thorough translation, noting that Jagr doesn’t want fans to suffer as they watch “old grandpa hobble on the ice.” None of what he said is especially promising. Continue to Article

January 31, 2018 7:52:pm EST

In what could spell the end of his illustrious NHL career, Jaromir Jagr has been placed on waivers by the Calgary Flames. Continue to Article

January 29, 2018 11:20:am EST

Vancouver's Brock Boeser was more than happy to just be at the NHL All-Star game, mingling with some of the high-profile players he grew up admiring. Leaving Amalie Arena as the first rookie to take MVP honors since Mario Lemieux in 1985 on Sunday far exceeded anything he imagined possible. Rickard Rakell had two goals and Boeser, Johnny Gaudreau and Drew Doughty also scored to help the Pacific Division beat the Atlantic 5-2 in the championship game of a four-team divisional tournament played in an entertaining three-on-three format adopted for the All-Star game in 2016. Continue to Article

January 28, 2018 9:32:pm EST

Future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr was placed on waivers by the Calgary Flames on Sunday. Jagr, 45, was limited to 22 games this season because of injury after signing with Calgary in October 2017. He has one goal and six assists and last played on Dec. 31. According to TSN, Jagr is eligible to be claimed by the rest of the NHL's teams until Monday at noon. If he passes through waivers, Calgary could loan Jagr to a European team or could put him on unconditional waivers for "mutual termination" of his contract, which would also allow him to leave for Europe. Jagr is expected to return to Europe to play with Kladno in the Czech 1 Liga. Jagr, a right winger, is considered one of the greatest players Continue to Article

January 28, 2018 3:35:pm EST