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bluedigger

(17,086 posts) Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:20 PM Dec 2015

Jaromir Jagr takes stick to face, loses teeth in Panthers' win

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Aleksander Barkov scored the winning goal in a shootout -- but it was a suddenly toothless Jaromir Jagr who stole the headlines in the Florida Panthers' 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

The Panthers won their fifth straight game on a night when Jagr had an assist before leaving the game after losing four teeth because of a stick to the face.

Jagr bled profusely from his mouth after he was hit by Alex Chiasson's stick midway through the first period.

"I lost some teeth, but I increased my speed as you can see it on the breakaway,'' Jagr joked.

He tweeted a photo of his gap-toothed mouth after the game, saying: "Dear Santa, can I get a new teeth for Christmas

it's going to be tough to eat-good -at least I don't get fat

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http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400815375

Two things here:
1 - Hockey!

2 - Jagr is 43 years old. I think I was playing him on NHL '95. On Nintendo.

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Jaromir Jagr takes stick to face, loses teeth in Panthers' win (Original Post) bluedigger Dec 2015 OP

I Know It's A Tough Guy Culture, But. . . ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #1

I agree, it does seem stupid. bluedigger Dec 2015 #3

So now he's a real hockey player! KamaAina Dec 2015 #2

I think he lost 3 teeth a few years ago. bluedigger Dec 2015 #4

I thought the Panthers have won 14 straight rocktivity Dec 2015 #5

ProfessorGAC

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1. I Know It's A Tough Guy Culture, But. . .

Reply to bluedigger (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:48 PM

Dec 2015

. . .how would having a small cage, like lacrosse players, negatively impact a hockey player's effectiveness?

Seems stupid that they all haven't chosen to protect their mouths.