It took Jaromir Jagr only a couple seconds to recognize Root Sports play-by-play man Paul Steigerwald after speaking to the media on Tuesday morning.
Steigerwald remains one of Jagr’s favorite people in Pittsburgh, and the meeting — whenever Jagr’s current NHL employer plays here — never lacks for laughs.
This one, though, had some seriousness to it. Steigerwald presented Jagr with a plaque, made of the old Civic Arena roof, with Jagr’s No. 68 in big, bold letters.
The gift appeared to resonate with Jagr who joked in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette feature Sunday that his fans here are already dead.