CALGARY -- The living legend that is Jaromir Jagr skated this morning but won't make his 2017-18 NHL season debut tonight against the Winnipeg Jets.
The newest mamber of the Calgary Flames has decided not to play in tonight's Flames' home opener, feeling he isn't quite ready for prime time after signing a one-year, US$1 million deal with the team earlier in the week.
The 45-year-old winger only got into town Wednesday from the Czech Republic and has been on the ice just a couple of times since then.
Calgary coach Glen Gulutzan said Jagr, the NHL's second all-time leading point-getter (1,914) behind only Wayne Gretzky (2,857), will determine the appropriate time to begin his 24th season in the league.