Jaromir Jagr sat down with the media and spoke about a few topics.

First he said his shoulder is fine and it was nice to work out healthy.

He also said having a guy like Drury will help him in the dressing room, while he concentrates on hockey. But he also said he wants to talk to Gomez and Drury about understanding their numbers may go down for the benefit of the team winning. And he hopes the media and fans understand that too and not get on them. (He didn’t say anything about his ice time going down.)

In terms of him playing, Jagr said he will stay in the NHL “as long as someone wants him.” So that dispels the thought of him returning to the Czech Republic after his contract up after next season.

More later.

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After sitting out last season deciding what to do, Brian Leetch finally made it official and retired from the NHL after 18 seasons.

The Daily News reported today the Rangers all-time leader scorer for a defenseman finally packed it in. He finished up with 240 goals, with 741 assists in 1129 games as a Rangers, while winning the Calder, the Norris twice, and Conn Smythe trophies. He was a 10-time All-Star and won the Stanley Cup with the Blueshirts in 1994.

He is second only to Rod Gilbert in overall scoring for the franchise.

Leetch spent most of his career with the Blueshirts, but when sent packing to the Toronto Maple Leafs in March 2004 and then, after the lockout, played for the Boston Bruins in 2005-06.

It was rumored Leetch would come back to the Rangers last season, but that never materialized.

Yet, just remember the good times.

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