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| Originally Posted by spellbound Im not sure what you mean by the prejudices.
Still, I think it was the only real option for Jagr to move to Om$k to earn the money he wanted. |
By prejudices I mean that he was a young European player in the NHL during a time when "Euro" was considered a derogatory word and hacks like Don Cherry were all over him. Not to mention Mike Milbury.
As for the Omsk deal...he said it was never about the money. He wanted respect and a 2- or 3-year deal, because he didn't want to go through free agency again.
By going to Omsk, he will be appreciated and loved the way he should be. In Washington he was told that he's a 3rd line player and a grinder. Then he went to New York, broke every Rangers scoring record, but was still bashed and ridiculed for not taking part in the shootouts, for instance.
