Jaromir Jagr: 7 Bold Predictions for His 1st Season with the Philadelphia Flyers

Amidst a revolutionary collection of roster moves, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren signed Jaromir Jagr ten days ago.

The Five-time Art Ross Trophy Winner, former Hart Trophy winner, Two-Time NHL captain and sure-to-be NHL Hall-of-Famer agreed to a 1-year, $3,300,000 contract within hours of the July 1 free agency opening.

Jagr will be playing his first season in the NHL for the first time since 2008.

What could No. 68 do this year?

Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell Will Be His Linemates

Ville Leino's breakout in the 2010 playoffs continued this past season, as the 27 year-old produced 53 points.

Despite scoring just 30 goals in his NHL career, the winger was able to sign for a $27 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres.

This leaves Scott Hartnell and Danny Briere without a linemate.

Other roster shakeups leave question marks among the Flyers' offensive roster. Claude Giroux and James van Riemsdyk need a new linemate. The entire third line is now a mystery, as well as the 4th line's right winger with the departure of Darroll Powe and Dan Carcillo.

Of all the new acquisitions, it might make the most sense for Jagr to take Leino's spot.

Both Hartnell and Briere are efficient at moving the puck along the boards and controlling play deep in the offensive zone.

Hartnell's size makes him somewhat difficult to deal with in battles for pucks along the boards.

Briere's speed and agility make him efficient at reaching loose pucks before the opposition can. His inclination to attempt wraparound shots and similar plays from behind the net is an easy to understand preference; he is often successful at it.

Add Jagr's 240 pounds to that creates an extremely difficult line to defend against once the Flyers work the puck in deep. A line of Hartnell-Briere-Jagr would dominate play along the boards and certainly has the ability to pound the puck home once in position.

Seven Powerplay Goals

Jagr has stated that he desires to play right wing on the Flyers' powerplay.

Just one point shy of being the 9th player in NHL history to total 1,600 career points or more, he deserves the spot.

Last season the Flyers scored 259 goals, which was only three short of the Vancouver Canucks' league-leading 262.

Philadelphia's powerplay scoring percentage was a comparatively dismal 16.61%, bad enough for 19th in the NHL.

With the offensive experience and talent Jagr brings, the Flyers should be able to improve their ability to execute when expected.

Claude Giroux led the Flyers in powerplay goals last season with eight.

Expect Jaromir Jagr to be just as eager and ready to finish when Lou Nolan informs Philadelphia, "The Flyers are going on the Pecooooooooooooooooooooooo Powerplay!"

Jagr Will Reach No. Ten on the NHL's All-Time Goals Leaderboard

In addition to sitting at No. 9 on the All-Time NHL points list, Jagr is 12th in career goals at 646.

To crack the top ten would mean scoring 23 in order to pass Luc Robitaille's total of 668.

Considering the offensive players Jagr will find himself surrounded by, in addition to the Czech Olympian's own talent, 23 is a doable amount.

Point Total Will Be Higher Than 50

During his most recent NHL season, Jagr scored 25 goals and notched 46 assists in 82 games for a total of 71 points.

The next season, Jagr put up 53 points over 55 games in the KHL. During last season, Jagr produced 50 points in 49 games.

Jagr went from 70-point production in the NHL to point-per-game production in the second-most elite hockey league in the world. With that production at the same level two years later, there's no reason to believe Jagr is not still a legitimate scoring threat in the NHL.

First Career NHL Fighting Major

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With the 240-pound player joining a feisty team including such players as Jody Shelley, Wayne Simmonds, Scott Hartnell, Maxime Talbot; and (possibly) Zac Rinaldo and Matt Walker, Broad Street hockey is sure to continue next season.

If Jagr finds himself on the ice when the extracurricular activities break out, he may find the urge to drop his gloves and become a real Philadelphia hockey player.

Of course, this would likely only happen at the end of an out-of-control game during a line brawl, and Jagr's "fight" would probably end up being nothing more than a wrestling match.

Jagr Will Hoist the Stanley Cup

After the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins rescinded their contract offers to Jagr, the winger declined a larger contract (probably from Montreal-the other team mentioned in the sweepstakes) and signed with Philadelphia.

He turned down more money and signed with a team that has been a serious Stanley Cup contender for the past two seasons.

He is returning to the NHL at age 39.

He last won a Stanley Cup two decades ago, when the NHL consisted of 22 teams, the Hurricanes were still in Hartford and the Winnipeg Jets were not a relocated team from Atlanta.

What else would he be coming back for?

The Flyers have a solid defense backed by a Vezina-nominated goaltender, and an offense that is very capable of lighting up the scoreboard.

Jagr wants to win a cup, and knows he is part of a team that can do so.

The 2011-2012 Season Will Be His Last

If the Hall-of-Fame winger wins the cup, he could very well hang up the skates.

Jagr hasn't said anything resembling a hint at this, but if he wins his third Stanley Cup, Jagr will likely be perfectly content with his career.

A long-time NHL scoring demon returns for one season, helps a storied franchise deliver a Stanley Cup to one of the most dedicated fanbases in all of sports after a 37-year drought?

Jagr couldn't ask for a better way to go out than on top of the world with a parade in the land of cheesesteaks.