National Hockey League veteran Jaromir Jagr celebrated a win and notched an assist in a Florida Panthers’ victory on Tuesday, but afterwards had to amend his Christmas wishlist to Santa.
The 43-year-old Czech, who climbed to fourth on the NHL’s all-time scoring list on Sunday, lost four front teeth after taking a high stick to the face from Alex Chiasson in Florida’s 2-1 shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators.
Jagr left the ice bleeding heavily from his mouth midway through the first period, but returned to play and later joked about it.
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“Dear Santa, can I get a new teeth for Christmas; it’s going to be tough to eat-good — at least I don’t get fat,” Jagr posted on Twitter, accompanied by a photograph of his gap-toothed mouth, after the game.
To show he had no hard feelings about the incident, Jagr gave Chiasson, a teammate of his in the Dallas Stars’ organization during the 2012-2013 season, a pat on the shoulder as he skated off the ice after the high-sticking.
“Tough play,” Chiasson said. “You never want to see that. I obviously didn’t mean to hit him. He’s a legend in this league.”
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