He stumbled over the punchline ever so slightly, but leave it to Roberto Luongo to provide the funniest part of a video of various NHL personalities congratulating Jaromir Jagr for passing Mark Messier as the NHL’s all-time second leading point scorer.
The video’s a great watch, as you can see Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky (plus Wayne Gretzky’s Christmas tree) provide their hearty congratulations to a great “ambassador for the game.”
Let’s be honest, Aaron Ekblad’s terminator eye might have been what actually stole the show.
Jagr’s reached that status where the praise is also accompanied by good-natured ribbing, seen in spots like NHL.com’s “Mullet Meter.” Here’s what Jagr had to say about hitting 1,888 points:
You know it’s a big deal when other sports teams also throw out their congrats:
Congrats, @68Jagr! pic.twitter.com/2g3rTYMkw9
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) December 23, 2016