Jaromir Jagr shrugs off 200-point milestone: 'Who cares who scored?'
Jaromir Jagr isn't interested in celebrating the latest feather inserted into his brimming cap.
The Florida Panthers' 44-year-old winger - still in the midst of a tormenting 35-game playoff scoring drought - collected a critical assist in a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in Game 4, which gave him 200 points for his postseason career.
He's just the fifth player in NHL history to reach the milestone and first who wasn't part of the Edmonton Oilers dynasty in the 1980s, but it is a feat he swiftly dismissed.
"To be honest with you: Do you remember who scored goals 10 years ago? I don't. It's everything about the Cup. Who cares who scored?" Jagr said after the game via Yahoo Sports' Greg Wyshynski.
"I want to help, of course. But no one remembers who scored next year. Only the champion."
Jagr's comments are consistent with his ethos, but perhaps are also helped along by mounting frustration from the pressure to deliver.
"There's a lot of guys counting on me to help, and I just don't want to disappoint them," he said. "I just want to do the best for people who trust in me. That's what I worry about. Nothing personal. Be here and help. That's what I really worry about."
His assist was his first point of the playoffs - part of a four-year drought that he admitted was eating at him prior to Game 4.