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by Czechmate - cross posted from sportsfiend.caWell, we are all suffering from hockey withdrawal, and there really isn't much more than made up **** from Eklund's site. So, we're left to remember things, or extrapolate and predict things... Today, I want to pay homage to arguably the best Czech player ever (with Dominik Hasek deserving equal, if not higher consideration, depends on your rating scale...)Without further ado - Jaromir Jagr:
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