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The Paulo Orlando Jersey Calgary Flames were in Edmonton, preparing to open the 2017-18 season against the Oilers on Wednesday; but back home at the Dome, Jaromir Jagr was slipping on the flaming C, officially becoming the first No. 68 in franchise history after signing a one-year contract with the Flames."I am glad I am here," Jagr told reporters. "(The Flames) give me the chance to play at least one more year."Welcome to the , Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) The agele s 45-year-old Jagr added that he is "99.9 percent" sure this will be his final season in the NHL, and the lure Jason Vargas Jersey of finally playing for a Canadian-based team was very appealing to him when it came time to make a final decision on where to play this year."It was a big factor," said Jagr, who is second only to Wayne Gretzky on the NHL's all-time scoring list with 1,914 career points. "I want to get that experience and one day say I played for a Canadian team Brandon Moss Jersey , so I'm here."MORE: NHL Power Rankings: Just where do the Flames start the season?Jagr has played for eight other teams over 23 seasons in the National Hockey League. The previous two-plus seasons he played for the Panthers in South Florida, which led the quick-witted Jagr to joke, after seeing snow in Calgary, " Kansas City Royals Jersey I was ready to fly back to Czech (Republic)." are happy to see in the house to meet the pre s. Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) There were several other moments where the famous Jagr sense of humor brought laughs from the a sembled media Wednesday. When a sistant general manager Craig Conroy noted that being a Western Jason Hammel Jersey Conference player during his career, he didn't face Jagr, who was in the Eastern Conference, all that often, the superstar right winger cracked, "Too Kelvin Herrera Jersey bad, I'd have a lot more goals."Jagr also showed a serious side, stre sing, "I'm here to help . . . I'll do the maximum to help the team win." When he will be ready to actually don the Flames uniform in a game is a question Jagr is not yet ready to answer. He expre sed concern over his conditioning which is legendary in NHL circles timing and confidence because he did not train the same this summer as he would have Justin Grimm Jersey had he had a deal in place sooner."This is different, so I don't know how my body is going to react," Jagr said. "I didn't play a game for five months and I didn;t have any team practice for five months, so I Trevor Cahill Jersey practiced on my own most of the time, but it's not the same. It's going to take time."Connie giving his New Jersey. Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) Conroy, who represented Flames management with GM Brad Treliving with the team in Edmonton, seemed unconcerned about when Jagr will make his debut, focusing more on what the NHL legend brings to the young club.MORE: Calgary Flames roster: Mark Jankowski does not make the cut"When you can bring in one of the greatest players of all time, it's going to help Lucas Duda Jersey , we didn't do it for anything more than we thought he could help our team win," Conroy said. "His work ethic, how he handles himself as a pro, that's only going to help our young guys. I'm hoping he's going to be demanding and expects a lot out of our young guys. He's still got the skill. Age aside, this guy can play."Jagr recorded 46 points (16-30-46) while playing in all 82 games last season, and two years ago he scored 27 Danny Duffy Jersey goals and 66 points.