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I have criticized others for posting GM suggestions and this isn't one. I wanted to see what other fans had to say about what the pros and cons would be if the team brought in Jagr for the end of the year, with the idea he might play another year. This isn't a 'I like this and don't like that player and I wanna see him gone' thread.

Does adding Jagr improve this team? I know the current situation is one of severe depth trouble on D due to injuries. I am thinking more about next year than this one, but there are a few reasons I think it would make sense to do it right now instead of waiting to see what he'll want to do in the summer. He says he plans to keep playing if he can make a lineup next year.

If you were building the lineup would you split the Sedins to play with both Vrbata and Jagr or would you put Jagr on the second line to play with BO HORVAT next year..?

Pros:

-Point production and offensive IQ

-Size and reach, ability to extend possession times

-Jagr on the powerplay with or without the Sedins

-A great example for younger guys to observe and lean from

-Seems to have a good attitude and is familiar with frequent media interface

Cons:

-Age, though the number means little he won't last forever

-Current cap hit, though the salary is low

-Speed, he is still mobile but won't have the extra gear younger guys have but this is already a problem for a few Canucks

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=753655&navid=nhl:topheads

"I think some teams worry about when I go there I want to be on the first power play, I want to be on the first line; it's not true," Jagr said. "I'm here on the third line, and I play 15 minutes, sometimes I don't get on the power play, and I'm happy. Not happy, but I do my job. I try to do it the best. I think sometimes the teams or the coaches, they think, he always plays on the outside. I know where's my strength. I like to play offensive zone on the boards. I still feel like I'm strong enough to beat anybody, at least hold that puck. If it's true or not, I still believe in it. Maybe I'm not going to beat that guy one-on-one like I used to, but I can still make a play from that corner from the cycle. That's my strength. And in the playoffs that's the way you play. I don't have to play 40 minutes."

"What we're saying about, and I agree, is that he's in phenomenal shape, is still contributing, and could be an asset to anybody depending on what they needed, if that were the case," Lamoriello said.

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Don't see why he'd come to the nucks when we're in a rebuild unless we overpaid him to sweeten the deal and we couldn't afford to do so, so it's pointless. This (sorry to pull an Elvis) is far fetched and shouldn't even be in Canucks talk.

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Don't see why he'd come to the nucks when we're in a rebuild unless we overpaid him to sweeten the deal and we couldn't afford to do so, so it's pointless. This (sorry to pull an Elvis) is far fetched and shouldn't even be in Canucks talk.

you should let nucknit know that, so he can let Benning know that "we" are in a "rebuild".

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Maybe the question is- do you prefer a Burrows now and a bit later or a Jagr with less longevity? I'm just saying the cap hit is similar.

These aren't my graphics, I'm just relaying what I've found so far. If you know what the direction Benning and Linden are taking is for sure, you just let us know. The direction is forward in time..

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I can't see it for just about every possible reason you could think about from

Timing is wrong

Western Conf not his preference

Only a stop gap player

Other teams outbidding us

No room, we can't seem to get rid of our bottom depth redundancy

We are looking to get younger

.... the list goes on and on. Having said that I love Jags and would love him on the team for a year.

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