Jagr reveals the severity of his knee injury, amazing reason why he's going to play through the pain

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Nobody wanted to see Jaromir Jagr's season go the way it did, but unfortunately for the 45-year-old, his run in Calgary was short-lived and he's out of the NHL.

#JaromirJagr has cleared waivers and is expected to finish out the season in Europe

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Jagr will presumably finish the season with his hometown team (Kladno) and upon returning to Europe, the future Hall of Famer revealed some shocking details about the injury he suffered while with the Flames and why he's going to play through the pain.

Jagr on press conference: "I had big problems with my knee from 15th game of the season. I never had something like that. It still hurts but the plan is the same: I have to play 15 games to be able to perform for my Kladno in playout for Czech extraleague. (1)
— Roman Jedlicka (@jedli) February 1, 2018

So I will be in the lineup for Saturday. But I cant play whole game. I really dont know what is going on with my knee. I dont remember any situation from NHL when it started"
— Roman Jedlicka (@jedli) February 1, 2018

As per NHL.com, in order for Jagr to be eligible to play in the relegation-promotion round, he has to play in at least 15 games for Kladno (regular season plus playoffs), so even though he's in pain, Jagr is going to play through it to try and help his hometown team get promoted.

He's the true definition of a hockey player and we hope Jagr gets better first and foremost, leads his team to the playoffs and promotion and hopefully comes back to the NHL.

(HT: NHL.com)