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Tuesday, January 16, 2007
All-Star Snub
It seems trouble continues to correlate highly with Jaromir Jagr's existence... I am sure by now most of you are aware that Jags is not listed on the Eastern Conference's all star roster... It has been reported on the New York Rangers website that Jaromir was miffed and confused by Lindy Ruff's apparent snub... The story even went so far as to say that New York GM, Glen Sather, contacted the league protesting the omission... It all sounds plausible, right? What the site conveniently left out was the TRUTH... Jagr, when hearing of the addition of Brendan Shanahan as a reserve, threw an adult tantrum in Tom Renney's office... A source overheard Jags as stating that, "I am top dog on this team, and I will not share "another" locker room with that "bleeping" jerk." What was reported as a "snub" in politically correct NHL circles, was in reality, Jagr declining Ruff's invitation... To no one's surprise, upon hearing of this potentially explosive situation, Gary BUTTman concocted the "snub" allegation so as to limit the amount of image damage... Jagr's meltdown is consistent with the in-house issues he has had with many of his fellow countrymen - inevitably, he will pout and destroy team morale wherever he lands...
2 comments:
1) As we discussed in the FAUXRUMORS conference call this morning, there is NO doubt that Jagr wasn't passed over.
2) No one involved with the NHL/fans believes he was just passed over. He's in the top 5 of scorers, and is the only one in the top 10 who isn't going.
3) JJ simply did NOT want to be there if he wasn't voted in. The Shanahan issue was just an excuse he gave Renney and Sather.
4) He believes he's the best player in the NHL, and deserves to start. This is JJ's way to say Screw You to the fans
5) We believe your sources Antz, and loved the quotes you were able to deliver here, but the other angle we mentioned is a more likely reason for Jagr's missing the All Star Game.
Simply, he's a dick!
Good point FAUX 2 in stating that JJ DOES believe he is the top player in the world... That little detail was an oversight on my part... Also, I appreciate your support in this matter... I will not insult Jagr in the same maner that you have, but I do feel his character is worthy of invective...
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