With Jagr out, Czech fans could get refunds for NHL in Prague

Lost in the all the hoopla over the NHL's new schedule -- as fans passionately debate the games they'd least like to see -- was the fact that the New York Rangers will still open their season in Prague. Which seems rather silly now that Martin Straka and Jaromir Jagr have both left the team, seeing as how their presence attracted Czech sponsors' interest in the first place and how Jagr actually helped broker the deal to bring the Rangers overseas.But hey, maybe Michal Rozsival and Petr Prucha have massive "High School Musical"-like fan followings over there. Because if they don't -- and you know saying this makes us more uncomfortable than a trip to the dentist's chair in the middle of the Dept. of Motor Vehicles -- then Larry Brooks was right. (Get back down there, bile.) There's a story in the latest edition of Czech... [read full story]