Flames coach Glen Gulutzan addressed the Jagr situation after practice Monday.
"We haven't announced it or anything yet," Gulutzan said. "What I can say is he did call me yesterday morning and we chatted. We'll see where everything goes with the announcement and all that stuff. Until he gets the white of his eyes, I'm kind of focused on the season] opener with [the] Edmonton [Oilers
presented by Molson Canadian last season, he is third in goals (765), fifth in assists (1,149) and fourth in games played (1,711) in League history. He also holds the NHL record for most game-winning goals (135). He won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in
1991
and
1992
, and was chosen for the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1990-91 after he had 57 points (27 goals, 30 assists) in 80 games.
Jagr won the
Hart Trophy
as League MVP for the 1998-99 season, the
Art Ross Trophy
as scoring champion in 1994-95 and four straight seasons from 1997-2001, and the
Masterton Trophy
for perseverance in 2016. He has been selected for the NHL All-Star Game 13 times and voted to the NHL First All-Star Team seven times.
Jagr has scored more than 20 goals in a season 19 times in his NHL career, including each of his first 17, 30 or more goals 15 times, more than 40 goals six times, and more than 50 goals three times, including an NHL career-high 62 in 1995-96.
Jagr has scored more than 100 points in a season five times in his NHL career but none since 2005-06, when he had 123 (54 goals, 69 assists) in 82 games. He has played for the Panthers, New York Rangers, Penguins, New Jersey New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Stars, Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals, and has 201 points (78 goals, 123 assists) in 208 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
NHL.com correspondent Aaron Vickers contributed to this report.
Tweet from @FriedgeHNIC: Jagr is done to CAL. $1M+$1M in bonuses. I think it might not be announced until he gets to the city, but there is a commitment.
