Kuznetsov jokes about a long-term career: Maybe I'll be like Jagr

Evgeny Kuznetsov will play at least another 21 years in the NHL, or at least in theory.

The Washington Capitals forward was asked on Friday about his pending free agency - he will become a restricted free agent July 1 - and doesn't appear to be worried about the term of his next deal, but more if he'll be able to follow in the footsteps of Jaromir Jagr.

When I asked Kuznetsov if he wanted a long-term deal, said doesn't matter if it's one year or 50 years. "Maybe I'm going to be like Jagr."

- Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) May 12, 2017

The 45-year-old Jagr has 21 years on the Russian, so Kuznetsov is just scratching the surface. The problem for him though is ... Jagr is still playing!

So maybe a very long-term contract is in order.

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