PHILADELPHIA – Jaromir Jagr flashed a few reminders of his old MVP style.
That signature move. He broke out a salute to fans and his Philadelphia Flyers teammates after each of his two goals — a trademark Jagr hadn’t regularly displayed since his Pittsburgh Penguins days.
That smile. After a rough start to the season, Jagr had a pair of wide grins to celebrate the goals that helped snap the Flyers out of a two-game funk.
That celebration. Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds leapt into Jagr’s arms after his first goal and the rest of his teammates mobbed him as if he had scored the winning goal in a playoff game. In NFL terms, it was Mile High Salute meets Lambeau Leap.
In his NHL return, Jagr has become an instant team leader and fan favorite, even as concerns over his scoring slump lingered.
Not any more.
“I’ll take Jagr on any goalie in the league, any time,” Flyers forward Scott Hartnell said.
All that was missing was the mullet.
Jagr and Hartnell each scored two goals in Philadelphia’s 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night, giving the Flyers a reason to feel good about a game where they lost captain Chris Pronger to a serious
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