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Jagr: Healthy Lemieux would have given Penguins 5 or 6 Cups

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Before it was Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, it was Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr. Yes, it seems the Pittsburgh Penguins have been blessed by some sort of higher power.

Lemieux, now the owner of the Penguins, and Jagr, returning to his old stomping grounds Tuesday as a member of the Florida Panthers, are forever emblazoned into the lore of the franchise where they won two Stanley Cups in the early 1990s.

However, if it weren't for Lemieux's ailing back, Jagr believes their ring total would be substantially higher.

Jagr may have a point, as the numbers the two put up together, in seasons in which they both played at least played 60 games, are staggering:

Season GP G A Points
1991-92 - Lemieux 64 44 87 131
Jagr 70 32 37 69
1992-93 - Lemieux 60 69 91 160
Jagr 81 34 60 94
1995-96 - Lemieux 70 69 92 161
Jagr 82 62 87 149
1996-97 - Lemieux 76 50 72 122
Jagr 63 46 48 95

No, those 1995-96 numbers aren't fake.

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