#jagrfail - Jagr spurns the Penguins

After saying that his "heart is in Pittsburgh" and that it was a really tough decision and that it wasn't about the money, Jaromir Jagr proved that none of those things were true.

The best part is that I think the Pens dodged a bullet when they weren't able to sign him. If the drama quotient is already this high, and he's this completely indecisive, then power play benefits aside, I think the Pens are better off without him.

Having said that, it sure would have been nice to see him on that power play. Some things were simply not meant to be.

I still think Jagr deserves respect for his years of fantastic achievements here in Pittsburgh, though I'm sure his visits for the foreseeable future are going to be more painful.

#jagrwatch - This is starting to get dumb...

A decision within one hour of landing in the US has turned into hours upon hours of stalling by Petr Svoboda and Jaromir Jagr.

Either he's really as indecisive as he seems, or it's a cheap ploy to try to get the Pens to raise their offer, because if money was the only factor, he'd have agreed to go elsewhere by now. Detroit, for instance, has much more money to throw at him.

You have to think that Svoboda is a bit embarrassed every time he talks with Ray Shero... I mean, how can those conversations go?

Svoboda: Hey, Ray! We have nothing new to report, except that Jaromir hasn't made up his mind. Several more teams have stepped up to volunteer more money. Any chance you guys could do the same?

Shero: Hi Petr. No more money is available, but we will provide free soft-serve ice cream after the game in the locker room if it will make Jaromir feel better.

How many times can they go over "options"? How many times can Svoboda tell Jagr what teams are offering?

Svoboda: Jaromir - no more money from Pittsburgh, but they will provide soft-serve.

Jagr: Chocolate, Vanilla or Twist?

Svoboda: Which one do you prefer?

Jagr: I'm not sure - let me think about it. And find out what my options are for the cones.

Svoboda: (sigh)

You'd have to think things like this happened back in the day, but that we all never heard about them because Al Gore hadn't invented the marvel that is the Internet yet.

The worst part about all of this is that even though it's annoying to watch this as a fan of the Pens (and Jagr), I'll still cheer my guts out for him if he signs in Pittsburgh.

#jagrwatch - No update tonight, per The Pensblog

The guys over at the Pensblog were streaming on uStream when they managed to get Petr Svoboda (Jagr's agent, in case you didn't know) on the phone.

How did they do that, exactly?

They pretended to be Ron Cook from the Post-Gazette.

A little social hacking never hurt anyone, right?

Anyway, Svoboda was unhappy with the call after 9:30 pm at night, but he did state that no news would be forthcoming this evening.

This will be interesting to see what Ray Shero does. He's on the record as saying that the decision would be made today (and so was Svoboda, for that matter).

Seems that this will all stretch into another day.