from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,

"I don't get old, man. I am alive. God help me,'' he responded to Larry Lage of The Associated Press in the interview area mixed zone....

Those who have covered Jagr over the years understand there are days when he feels like playing along media-wise and other days when he doesn't. Which is fine, he's earned that right.

This was an "on'' day.

I actually got more fun just standing behind the scrum and watching Jagr play along to the questions.

Question from Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: "Jaromir, what needs to happen for your team to win gold here?"

"We have to probably win at least four more games," said Jagr. "So no big deal."

Question from a Russian reporter: "Jaromir, are you going to score a goal every game?''

"Yeah, probably."

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