from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,

Jaromir Jagr may be all the rage in Calgary to start the season, but he'll have very little to do with how the team ends it.

The man with the biggest impact moving forward will undoubtedly be the team's previous elder statesman, goaltender Mike Smith.

Prior to reports of Jagr's imminent signing, it was Smith's mullet, age and freakish athleticism that dominated conversations about how much further this Flames club could progress.

Or regress.

He's that important.

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