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Jagr takes stick to face, asks Santa for new teeth

Baseball had Manny Ramirez, his antics and the tagline "Manny being Manny".

Jaromir Jagr sure seems to be Ramirez's hockey equivalent.

The future first-ballot Hall of Famer is a thrill to watch on the ice and a joker who doesn't take himself too seriously away from the rink.

On Sunday, Jagr scored the 732nd goal of his NHL career to move into fourth on the all-time list. Two days later, in a game against the Ottawa Senators, the 43-year-old playmaker lost some blood after taking Alex Chiasson's stick to the face.

On his feet again, Jagr gave Chiasson, a 25-year-old with 197 NHL games of experience, a love tap on the helmet as if to say "it's all good, kid, I forgive you.