CALGARY, Alberta — Two pairs of skates sit in the back-right corner of the Calgary Flames dressing room at Scotiabank Saddledome. In front of them are two equipment bags, creating sort of a conga line of equipment leading up to Jaromir Jagr’s stall.
Famous for his spacious spread in South Florida, Jagr has considerably less here. One stall. Not three. In the corner. In a tremendously outdated home dressing room.
Of all people, Jagr’s next-door neighbor is Matt Bartkowski, a Mt. Lebanon native and unabashed fan of Jagr’s Penguins teams. Bartkowski found himself short on space Thursday morning, even with Jagr not around, but the last thing he’s going to do is complain.