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SUNRISE, Fla. -- They both have distinctive hairstyles, they are both considered old for their careers, but dare we say that right winger Jaromir Jagr has overcome long odds even more times than right winger Donald Trump.Sticking to hockey from here on out in this story and forgetting -- mercifully -- about politics, the Florida Panthers Jagr and his infamous mullet hairstyle have been counted out numerous times over the past several years.With just two goals and seven assists entering Saturdays home game for the Panthers (10-9-1) against the Columbus Blue Jackets (11-5-3), Jagr is starting to hear the whispers again.Has he lost a step ... or three?Is he finally finished?Is it time for him to hang up his hockey sweater and try a comfy cardigan instead?Jagr, who turns 45 in February and is playing on a one-year, $4 million contract, is philosophical when asked about whether he is nearing the end.At a young kid coming in, you just go and play, said Jagr, who is third on the NHLs all-time scoring list. You dont think about what could happen.Its like driving a car. When you are young, you go as fast as you can, and you dont think about getting killed. Same thing with hockey -- you dont play the same way when you are 18 as you do when you are 40. Now theres a little bit of fear of what can happen.Jagr was still an offensive threat for the Panthers last season, leading the team in points with 27 goals and 39 assists in 79 games.But while Jagr is trying to make his game great again -- his younger teammates have flourished.Panthers forwards Jonathan Marchessault, 25, and Denis Malgin, 19, have played surprisingly well.Marchessault, who is from Quebec, is on his third NHL franchise in four years, but he has finally made a significant impact. He has nine goals in 20 games, which is already a career high and more than the seven goals he managed last season in 45 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning.Its been a stunning rise for Marchessault, who was often a healthy scratch last season in Tampa Bay.Malgin has four goals and four assists in 20 games. A native of Switzerland, Malgin wasnt expected to be here at all, certainly not this quickly. He was the 102nd player selected in the 2015 draft, and he doesnt look impressive coming off the team plane.In fact, both Marchessault and Malgin are listed at about 5-9, 175 pounds, which means that their games are about speed and skill as opposed to force and fight.Speaking of Malgin, Columbus has its own teen-age budding star in rookie defenseman Zach Werenski, 19.Werenski, a 6-2, 220-pounder who has great vision and elite puck-moving skills, is steering the NHLs top power-play unit.Columbus relies heavily on Werenski, who averages 22 minutes per game and has five goals and 11 assists in 19 games. He added another power-play assist in Fridays 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.Its no wonder that the former Michigan Wolverines star was the eighth overall selection in the 2015 draft.Zach is ready to handle anything we throw at him, Columbus coach John Tortorella told the media. He has that demeanor -- I dont think hes afraid to make a mistake. 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New York Knicks point guard Brandon Jennings seemed to poke fun Sunday on Twitter at the fact that Team USA reserve forward Harrison Barnes barely played during the U.S. mens Olympic basketball teams eight-game journey to a gold medal.A fan then countered that Barnes at least made the Olympic team, to which Jennings replied that Barnes only made the 12-man roster because several notable star players -- including LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and James Harden -- stayed home from Rio.After Team USA had all but clinched the gold-medal game against Serbia midway through the fourth quarter, head coach Mike Krzyzewski inserted Barnes for the first time, which apppeared to please Jennings.ddddddddddddAll in all, Barnes averaged a team-low 7.8 minutes per game in Rio, and played in only half of Team USAs eight contests. The next-closest teammate in terms of fewest minutes played was Barnes former teammate, Draymond Green, who averaged 9.8 minutes per game. Still, Green played in all eight of Team USAs games (DeMar DeRozan was the only other American to sit out a game, and he missed one contest).Jennings is notably active on Twitter and has been known to speak his mind on a number of topics over the years. ' ' '