The legend of Jaromir Jagr continues.
Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan may have been the heroes for the Calgary Flames during their 3-2 OT win over the LA Kings on Wednesday night, but most of the talk was around the 45-year-old playing his first game with the Flames.
Can you really blame anyone?
Debuted in 1990
45 years old
1,914 points
9 teamsJagr's back
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— NHL (@NHL) October 11, 2017
Second to only Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leader in points, Jagr was perilously close to not signing a contract at all for this season.
He eventually settled on a one-year, $1 million deal with the Flames.
After taking the time to travel to Calgary and get his conditioning up a bit, he made his season debut in Los Angeles, much to the joy of Flames fans and players.
— The Travelling Jagrs (@68isgr8) October 12, 2017
The Man The Mullet The Legend!
Welcome back Jags!— Christine Cutler (@HossasBitch81) October 12, 2017
– 56 gm behind Gordie Howe
– 36 g behind Gordie Howe
– 64 pts ahead of Gordie HoweJaromir Jagr playing for the Flames still blows my mind.
— Darren Haynes (@DarrenWHaynes) October 12, 2017
Jagr is fitting in nicely with the Flames pic.twitter.com/cqsZZvvAHv
— Flintor (@TheFlintor) October 12, 2017
The Flames are undefeated in the Jaromir Jagr Era
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 12, 2017
Oh how we've missed that smile. pic.twitter.com/1U01QO0u0k
— NHL (@NHL) October 12, 2017
Of course, another season of Jagr means countless more jokes about how old he is…
Matthew Tkachuk just scored a goal on his mother's bday. Family celebrating both. She too, is younger than Jagr.
— Ryan Leslie (@ryanleslie73) October 12, 2017
368 players on opening-night rosters this year (52% of the league) weren't born when Jagr made his #NHL debut on Oct. 5, 1990. pic.twitter.com/mcv7PVwNnQ
— John Grigg (@John_Grigg) October 4, 2017
Has someone started the Jagr is so old drinking game yet? We will hear it all season. #Flames
— Jon Bateman (@sportfanyyc) October 12, 2017
Jagr played on the third line with Sam Bennett and Kris Versteeg, who were certainly excited for the opportunity to play with the living legend.
"It's going to bring a boost to us." – Kris Versteeg on Jaromir Jagr making his #Flames debut pic.twitter.com/gjBwI9VOSh
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 11, 2017
The only person that seemed unhappy with Jagr, was Jagr himself.
He played 13:38 in his first game with the Flames, which included some power play time, but finished with a -1 rating and didn’t register a shot.
He seemed rather disappointed with his performance after the game, but when you’re 45 years old and haven’t played a game in six months, there’s sure to be some growing pains.
Jags’ take on his first game as a Flame! pic.twitter.com/CyDbEHTigS
ā Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 12, 2017
Jagr may not have been happy, but the fans certainly were.
Just imagine the hype when he scores his first goal.