Jokingly, Devils' Jagr vows to play into his 70s to catch Gretzky
With his assist on Marek Zidlicky's overtime winner Saturday night, Jaromir Jagr passed his former running mate, Mario Lemieux, for sole possession of seventh on the NHL's all-time points list.
Although that's quite an accomplishment in itself, and one that should have come sooner (had he not taken a three-year NHL hiatus), Jagr has his eyes on overtaking the greatest ever.
Jagr joked about playing until he's 70 to break Gretzky's points record: “Probably. Hey, I can do it. If somebody can do it, I can do it.”
— Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice) January 12, 2014
Although his comments were obviously made in jest, Jagr does have a chance to ascend the NHL's most prolific list; he vowed before the season that 2013-14 wouldn't be his last.
Jagr needs 32 points to overtake Steve Yzerman for sixth, and is just 164 points from ascending all the way to second place all time - a position currently occupied by Mark Messier.