Jaromir Jagr joined Spittin’ Chiclets to discuss the real reason Mario Lemieux returned to the NHL
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21 Comments
The man deserved the 2006 Hart. Thanks for the memories Jaromir.
What a cool story !
Love these types of stories
Mario has always been the GOAT for me.
Mario was the best Hockey Player in the World let's not forget also when he was Capatain of Team Canada and i knew we would win gold with him playing in Salt Lake City and then we where World Cup Champions with him as Captain again right after that in Toronto. Everything he touches turns to Gold in Hockey!!
When he came back, Mario played 43 games and had 76 points.
Mario Lemieux came back so he would collect his millions. He didn't care of gsme
Mario Lemieux is the only player that would have been capable of beating Gretzky's records if he was healthy. And most of the time he was not and still was better than everyone else. Scary to think how he would have been had he worked out more & had been healthy.
Mike Bossy and a few other come to mind around 3-4th in the offensive category.
Super Mario one of the best ever to play the game…I'd put Mario and Bobby Orr tied for #1…there's no doubt in my mind had Mario had no health issues and played on a team when he came into the league like the Oilers his stats would have been untouchable imo…Gretzski didn't even come close to Mario in pure hockey talent.
JAG IS SO REAL AND DOWN TO EARTH…GREAT HALL OF FAME BOUND 4 SURE….
his smile and laugh when he said: ''he didn't sleep for 3 days and scored 8 points'' was like telling an André the giant story, flipping a car or drinking 140 beers, something out of this world
March 26, 1996, Mario scores the first goal of the game for his 59th of the year 3 minutes into the game. Few minutes goes by gets an assist, 10 minutes later his 60th of the year ends the first period. Second period Mario Lemieux of course scores his 61st and 62nd goal of the season and then in the 3rd period gets his 63rd and another assist that gave him 800 at the time and ended the game with 5 goals and 2 assist in an 8-4 win against the St. Louis Blues. The craziest part is Mario Lemieux was also wide open on Petr Nedvěd goal that made it 8-4 the game is on youtube, that's probably why Jagr thinks he had 3 assists.
Personally, I think Mario was the best hockey player of all time. He was that much better than all the other players of his era.
Jaromir = Mario Jr 😃
Wow Jagr looks so young still.
Even till today Jagr is so excited to speak about his idol and team mate Mario and the respect he has for Mario he wouldn’t play for any team during draft day but Pittsburgh cause he idolized Mario Lemieux. Great story!
When the letters of Jaromir are re-arranged you can spell Mario Jr 😉
Wow, much respect for these hockey heroes.
Lemieux is the GOAT 🐐
There is literally one reason Mario came back in 2000. He bought the Pens in 1999 and wanted to sell tickets. Mario never cared about hockey, he only EVER cared about himself. No heart, no passion for hockey. Just ego and money.
8 NHL points while wearing a hospital band ..???!!!
Holy fuck this settles the GOAT argument until McDavid retires.
Mario actually told the media that he said he was coming back to show his kid that "his dad can play"…
Mario didn't sleep for 3 days and he scored 5 goals and 3 assists. Thats just incredible yet it's not surprising at all. Mario' whole career is full of stories like this.