"They love sports, they've always loved the Steelers and now they love the Pirates, and Mario [Lemieux] brought the fans here [to the games] in Pittsburgh for hockey. So, I never really had any issues with the fans. They supported us so well over those years that I was here. We made the playoffs every year, so they were even more excited about the hockey here.

"They're crazy sports fans and that's good."

-Jaromir Jagr on the fans in Pittsburgh. More from Wes Crosby (no joke) at NHL.com.