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The Philadelphia Flyers made the wildest move of the offseason by not only entering the bidding war for Pittsburgh Penguins legend Jaromir Jagr, but stealing the show by signing him to a one-year deal.
All the talk was that the Penguins were going to sign Jagr to play alongside either Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, but Jagr decided to sign with the team that offered the best chance to win the Stanley Cup this season.
Many jaded Pittsburgh fans have said that the deal was all about the money, but Jagr and Flyers officials have said that Philadelphia did not offer the most money.
Flyers insider Tim Panaccio told Hockey Buzz:
Before I start talking, it surprised me when you said money – there were a lot more teams with a higher offer than Philadelphia. I didn’t think I was going to go there, but after the conversation with the coaches and Chris Pronger, I started to like it and I also like that there is something to this from their side, and that was important to me.
It is clear that Jagr sees this relationship as a one year stint to try and win the Stanley Cup with a team making a run this season. Jagr will become one of the team’s top wingers and work with some of the most talented athletes in the world.
One of the proposed line combinations would be Claude Giroux centering a line with Jagr on his right and James van Riemsdyk on his left. If that line does come to fruition, that could be one of the most offensively gifted lines in the NHL, and all Jagr has to do is camp out in front of the net.
The Flyers have been very close over the last few seasons, and if they get stellar play from the former NHL great, they will be in the position to steal the Stanley Cup this season.
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In 11 days, Alberto Del Rio takes part in his first-ever Money In The Bank pay-per-view. The problem is that there isn't much knowledge as to what exactly he will be at that pay-per-view.
Del Rio was announced as one of the eight Money in the Bank participants for RAW's ladder match. If Del Rio wins that briefcase, he would be given a chance to cash in a title match against the WWE Champion, who is currently John Cena.
Del Rio facing Cena has been a rumored SummerSlam main event for quite some time, so having Del Rio win and cash in quickly could set up this as a main event for SummerSlam with the WWE Championship on the line. This seemed to be a likely scenario for Del Rio, until CM Punk's worked shoot promo occurred.
CM Punk, his promo and his future in WWE is the one thing that has captivated all pro wrestling fans in the last few weeks. His promo has brought more discussion from more unlikely outlets than many other WWE story lines in recent memory.
Last week's RAW was taped the same night as CM Punk's shocking promo, meaning that his suspension and reinstatement was already making its way around wrestling sites days before it actually happened.
With that known, WWE still put on a triple threat number one contender's match on that same RAW to crown a new challenger for John Cena's WWE Championship. Del Rio competed against Rey Mysterio and R-Truth in that match, which was seldom talked about compared to the reinstatement of Punk.
All three men in the match were already a part of RAW's Money in the Bank ladder match. Logic would suggest that the winner would be pulled from the Money in the Bank ladder match in favor of the WWE Championship match, putting a new participant in the mix.
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