Sunday, April 7, 2013

Jaromir Jagr?s Bruins Debut Lives Up to Expectations, But Future Hall of Famer Vows to Improve Game

BOSTON ? Jaromir Jagr is no stranger to being showered with praise. He?s found success everywhere he?s been, and the fans of those teams have let him know about it.
He is, after all, a future Hall of Famer.
So you could understand why there was so much anticipation in Boston on Thursday for his debut with the Bruins. A walk through North Station an hour before the game produced a handful of Jagr jerseys and shirts. When he took the ice for pregame warmups ? the last Bruin out of the tunnel ? he was given a nice round of a applause. That applause was even bigger when he stepped onto the ice moments before the game began.� He then received a standing ovation upon hopping over the boards for his first shift.
That all paled in comparison to the explosion from the TD Garden crowd just 1:20 into the second period for another of Jagr?s first with the Bruins ? his first goal.
Jagr, he of 680 career goals, scored his first in Black and Gold by having the puck deflect off of his skate and by ...

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/jaromir_jagrs_bruins_debut_lives_up_to_expectations_but_future_hall_of_famer_vows_to_improve_game/13320226

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