Watch: NHL legends, peers congratulate Jagr on eclipsing Messier
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From other @NHL Legends to ours.
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) December 23, 2016
Congrats, Jaromir. pic.twitter.com/w2l9xGB8JC
From former colleagues, NHL greats, peers, and teammates, adulation poured in for Jaromir Jagr, who accomplished something truly spectacular Thursday night with his 1,888th career point, becoming the NHL's second-leading scorer of all-time.
And it was Mark Messier, the legend eclipsed, who got things started.
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