Jaromir Jagr battles rust, fatigue in first skate as a Calgary Flame
CALGARY — Jet lag, altitude, a summer in limbo and age all had Jaromir Jagr bending over to catch his breath a lot in his first skate as a Calgary Flame.
The 45-year-old right-winger, who had arrived in Calgary from his native Czech Republic the previous day, was frank in his assessment of himself Thursday.
“Not very good,” Jagr said. “I’m glad I survived this practice. Hopefully tomorrow I feel better than today.”
Calgary’s home-opener is Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets before the Flames head out on a two-game road trip to California.