grcenter47 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/23/jagr-says-it-was-important-to-play-for-devils-after-kovalchuk-retirement/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs “Not many teams are looking for a forward my age, especially with the salary cap going down,” Jagr said, as per NHL.com. “My agent [Petr Svoboda] asked if I would be willing to play for New Jersey and I was. I talked to Lou [Lamoriello] even before [ilya] Kovalchuk retired and after he retired. “I felt it was even more important for me to play on the Devils roster [after Kovalchuk's NHL retirement].” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Already endearing himself to the fans.. Gotta love it.. Just another legend in a Devils uniform 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 When do we retire his jersey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I wish they were quicker with the shirts.. Definitely buying one.. I just hope they stop printing them with the smaller font that, for some reason, started appearing on the shirts this year Agreed. I'm seriously contemplating getting either a jagr jersey or shirt or both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 29th Pick Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Updated to include Jagr. wheres the New Jersey Jagr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Agreed. I'm seriously contemplating getting either a jagr jersey or shirt or both Yup 100% getting a shirt. Can't wait till they start selling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion15 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just finally found my Kovalchuk red jersey shirt from 2 years ago to burn. It was beat to hell anyway, washed so many times it was falling apart. Went to Modells over the weekend and picked up a Zajac one. Saw Marty and Henrique ones there too, thought of getting a Henrique, but I was like, nope not until he signs. Not jinxing it and not buying a shirt I can't wear in public if somehow he gets away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just finally found my Kovalchuk red jersey shirt from 2 years ago to burn. It was beat to hell anyway, washed so many times it was falling apart. Went to Modells over the weekend and picked up a Zajac one. Saw Marty and Henrique ones there too, thought of getting a Henrique, but I was like, nope not until he signs. Not jinxing it and not buying a shirt I can't wear in public if somehow he gets away. I was gonna stop in Mo's to see if they put the Kovy jersey's on clearance. Did you notice if they had any authentics on the racks marked down? They did it with Parise last year and I didn't even think of grabbing authentic jersey for like $50 and having it stripped/redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv4Life Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Gonna be hard calling him "Jagirl" since I couldn't stand him during my time watching hockey. It's a move that had to be done given the circumstances. Hope he does well in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion15 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 It was in Rockaway, and I did notice a distinct lack of Kovalchuk merch in the store. I think I saw some of the jersey shirts online for like $9. I'm sure it was while supplies last... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 29th Pick Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just finally found my Kovalchuk red jersey shirt from 2 years ago to burn. It was beat to hell anyway, washed so many times it was falling apart. Went to Modells over the weekend and picked up a Zajac one. Saw Marty and Henrique ones there too, thought of getting a Henrique, but I was like, nope not until he signs. Not jinxing it and not buying a shirt I can't wear in public if somehow he gets away. this is from TG's blog today Lamoriello, asked about restricted free agent Adam Henrique, said there were no updates “at this point but we certainly are hopeful. We’ll do everything we can.” I don't like the way this sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjerseydamo Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 tempting to pick up a Jagr jersey. Kinda cool we get a legend of the sport, even if it is at the end of his career. i think it will help with the locker room and on ice play, even if he is a bit slower. looking forward to this season. I don't care about Brunner anymore, i don't think it's happening. i just want Lou to lock up Henrique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 It was in Rockaway, and I did notice a distinct lack of Kovalchuk merch in the store. I think I saw some of the jersey shirts online for like $9. I'm sure it was while supplies last... Damn! That's where I was gonna check since I work over that area. No jerseys though huh? I guess I can check the Newton one too. No joke they had the authentic $300 Parise jersey's for something like $50 last year when all that happened. Hind sight I really should have bought a couple to have them redone to something I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion15 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 lol I still see Langenbrunner stuff on the official devils store. They can't give that away I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Well yeah the Devils store and NHL store aren't gonna mark jack sh!t down. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 We sign Jagr, Ryder, Clowe, Olesz and potentially Brunner, but the hockey experts will still pick us to finish 11th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 We sign Jagr, Ryder, Clowe, Olesz and potentially Brunner, but the hockey experts will still pick us to finish 11th. No Kovalchuk brah. Broke brah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 No Kovalchuk brah. Broke brah. Yet people knocked us just the same when we had him.. That's okay, the only season we were ever thought to be a contender was 2010 - 2011 and look how that turned out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Damn! That's where I was gonna check since I work over that area. No jerseys though huh? I guess I can check the Newton one too. No joke they had the authentic $300 Parise jersey's for something like $50 last year when all that happened. Hind sight I really should have bought a couple to have them redone to something I wanted. No modells anywhere at anytime have ever had authentics for any hockey team. All I have ever seen at dicks, modells and sports authority in the last 10-15 years are replicas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Man Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 CORSI Tied Loktionov 63% Elias 59.6% Zajac 58.9% Ryder 56.4% Henrique 55.6% Bernier 54.9% Jagr 54.7% Clowe 53.9% Carter 53.7% Zubrus 53.5% Easier to understand Thanks, that really cleared it up for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 No modells anywhere at anytime have ever had authentics for any hockey team. All I have ever seen at dicks, modells and sports authority in the last 10-15 years are replicas. Then they marked it up a hell of a lot or I really did just look at it too quick. I could have sworn it was sewn on jerseys not heat pressed and they were priced in the $300 range. Or I could be going crazy, which also makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Modell's near me has horrible fake iron on devils jerseys for $280+. Mind boggling Maybe I just saw the price and assumed they were sewn authentics. I didn't check closely so definitely could be. CRAP! My whole plan of a cheap authentic is blown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven M. Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just finally found my Kovalchuk red jersey shirt from 2 years ago to burn. It was beat to hell anyway, washed so many times it was falling apart. Went to Modells over the weekend and picked up a Zajac one. Saw Marty and Henrique ones there too, thought of getting a Henrique, but I was like, nope not until he signs. Not jinxing it and not buying a shirt I can't wear in public if somehow he gets away. I cut up my Parise shirt into a rag to use for fishing (I cut out the NJ on the front and didn't use that...yes, I am being serious) and I finally tossed it the other day, it had run it's course... luckily, I have a fresh Kovalchuk shirt to throw right in it's place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I cut up my Parise shirt into a rag to use for fishing (I cut out the NJ on the front and didn't use that...yes, I am being serious) and I finally tossed it the other day, it had run it's course... luckily, I have a fresh Kovalchuk shirt to throw right in it's place! Good for you! Now let's all get Jagr shirts and hope we can at least appreciate them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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