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Penguins general manager Ray Shero spoke with Jaromir Jagr’s agent around 5 p.m. today, but the team does not know if Jagr will accept a one-year offer for around $2 million to return. Shero said Jagr’s agent, Petr Svoboda, told him the Penguins “are very much in the mix.” Svoboda expected to speak with Jagr [...]

Well, dear readers, it is June 30, and I think it’s time to officially retire the phrase JagrWatch.

Update time, dear readers; but first… = A sincere thanks for all those following along on Twitter. The new name is @RobRossi_Trib – though it appears nobody has had much trouble figuring out the switch from @Rossi_on_Pens. Anyway, if following, you know I’m using it more this offseason than in previous ones; so please keep [...]

Free agency opens at noon on Friday, leaving the Penguins with four full days to figure out what can and cannot become of the roster they will take into training camp. Sure, moves will be made starting Friday and perhaps through camp, but these next four days are perhaps the most important of the Penguins’ [...]

Greetings Pens fans and Jagr Watch junkies… GM Ray Shero is a busy man these days. Between presumably discussing the signing of Jaromir Jagr, preparing for the NHL Entry Draft and attending the NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas, he’s had his hands full. But the GM did get back to me tonight, and shared [...]

GM Ray Shero is a busy man these days. Between presumably discussing the signing of Jaromir Jagr, preparing for the NHL Entry Draft and attending the NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas, he’s had his hands full.

Well, not a lot has changed since this morning on the Jaromir Jagr front. To recap the latest from this morning: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_743173.html I have no intention of getting into any debate as to whether Jagr is or isn’t a good fit for the Penguins, especially any discussions based of his behavior from 10 years ago. [...]

= So, the big news today is that former RW Jaromir Jagr has reached out to the Penguins about possibly resuming his NHL career with his original team. The story: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_743030.html Some details:   The approach came from Jagr’s camp, who has also talked to with several teams including the Red Wings, Canadiens and possibly [...]

Greetings, dear readers! Due apologies for not blogging in a while. There have been some technical issues with the old laptop. As the old saying goes, “The newer the version of Internet Explorer, the more problems that are presented to me.” Actually, I just made up that saying. Anyway, I couldn’t get onto the blog [...]