WILMINGTON, Mass. -- The speed and scoring touch that made Jaromir Jagr one of the NHLs best players are gone. Even the famous mullet that flowed from beneath his helmet disappeared many moons ago. But his passion for hockey remains. Now hes bringing that back to Pittsburgh, the city where he won Stanley Cups in his first two seasons. More than two decades later, the 41-year-old right wing can help the Boston Bruins win their second title in three seasons. First, they must beat the offensively potent Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals. The first two games are in Pittsburgh, with the schedule to be announced after the Western Conference semifinals end Wednesday. "I dont really remember the last time I was in this position," Jagr said after practice Tuesday. "It doesnt happen very often and the players should realize that. Its not automatic to make the playoffs or automatic to be in the last four teams to play for the Cup." Jagr was just 18 when his rookie season began in 1990. He was on the Penguins team that beat the Bruins in six games in the conference finals. A year later, Pittsburgh swept Boston in the same round, winning the first game on Jagrs overtime goal. The Penguins went on to win their first two Cups those seasons. Way back then, he didnt concern himself with how long he might keep playing. "I dont think you think that way at all," he said, but "if you love something, it doesnt matter what it is. If you love your job, you love your wife or somebody or something, you just want to be with that all the time. So, to me, I love this game. So as long as I can play, I want to play. Thats the reason Im playing. I just love it." That desire has taken him to six NHL teams, with a three-year break from 2008-11 to play in Russia. He brought it to the Bruins, who needed an offensive boost, when they obtained him from the Dallas Stars on April 2. But Pittsburgh is the city where he established himself. "A lot of people still remind me (of) that, but it happened 13 years ago, the last time I played for them," Jagr said. "So its a long time and 23 years ago was my first game." But what if someone had told him when he was starting out that hed be playing for the Bruins against the Penguins in the playoffs all these years later? "I dont think anybody would have told me that," Jagr said with a laugh. "I was 18 years old so I didnt think that far ahead. I was kind of thinking, Whats going to be tomorrow? not Whats going to be 20 years later?" Hes already won a playoff round this season against a former team. The Bruins won the conference semifinals in five games over the New York Rangers, where Jagr set the clubs single-season record with 54 goals in 2005-06. Bruins fans havent seen that scoring skill all that often. Jagr scored just two goals in 11 regular-season games and none in 12 playoff games for Boston. "I always love to score. Nothing is going to change me," he said. "Maybe something greats going to happen a little later." Its not as if he hasnt come close. "I think its unfortunate that his numbers dont reflect his play," Boston coach Claude Julien said. "I can remember twice, hes got the open net, right next to it, and gets robbed twice. Its got to be a little frustrating for a guy like him. "Hes there. Hes in the right position." With his big body and vast experience, Jagr still controls the puck while shielding opponents from it until he can make a good pass. When he was moved up from the third to the second line during the playoffs, his new linemates, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand, started producing. "Hes made a lot of good things happen with that line," Julien said. And Bergeron expects Jagr to score soon. "Its right there. The goals are coming," Bergeron said. "Hes an amazing player. Im learning a lot. You need to learn where to be on the ice with new linemates." The Penguins certainly arent taking him lightly -- not one of the greatest players in their history. "Hes still got that good ability to get a shot off in tight spaces," Pittsburgh forward Sidney Crosby said. "So, yeah, I definitely think hes still a threat out there." Brenden Morrow was Jagrs teammate with Dallas this season until being traded to Pittsburgh on March 24. "Hes still just as excited as any 18-year-old in the locker room," Morrow said. "His skills are still there. His big bodys tough to move when hes planted and has possession of the puck. He played real well for us in Dallas, scored some big goals. "Hes a threat every time hes on the ice." Penguins coach Dan Bylsma, just 17 months older than Jagr, agrees. "I dont look at birth certificates," he said. "Hes still got game, maybe not the same hair as he did when he was in Pittsburgh, but hes still got game." A game that -- as it did 22 years ago -- can still help a team win a Stanley Cup. 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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants have started discussions about placekicker Josh Brown and his future with the team a day after returning from a game in London.Coach Ben McAdoo said Monday that the teams front office met to talk about Brown, and that he would probably join those talks either later in the evening or on Tuesday morning.The NFL placed Brown on paid leave Friday after the kicker disclosed in journals and emails released by authorities in the state of Washington that he abused his then-wife.The Giants did not allow Brown to leave with them Thursday for London for Sundays 17-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams.Being placed on Commissioner Roger Goodells exempt list means Brown cannot attend practices or Giants games but can go to teams headquarters for meetings and workouts.McAdoo said Brown was not there Monday, a day the players had off. He also said he does not expect the 37-year-old to be at the facility Tuesday, when the players meet for the final time before a bye-week vacation.The first-year coach would not say whether he wanted Browns status with the team determined before the players return from their break next Monday.Again, Ill take part in those discussions either later tonight or tomorrow morning early and Ill jump in with both feet and well see how it goes, McAdoo said.Browns future has overshadowed everything to do with the team following Wednesdays release of police records which contained the players written admissions that he physically abused his wife, Molly, over a protracted period. She told police in the documents released by the King County Sheriffs Office that the abuse and other threatening behavior stretched from 2009, when she was pregnant with their daughter, to the Pro Bowl in January 2016.Brown was arrested in May 2015 on a domestic abuse charge, and his then-wife sought and was granted a temporary protection order against her husband.ddddddddddddThe order was reissued several times until July 24, 2015 when the order was terminated by the court at Molly Browns request.At the Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Browns wife said she called NFL security to move her and her three children to another hotel to avoid harassment from her estranged husband. She said he had pounded on their hotel door seeking to get in. The allegation is included in the final report filed last month by the local investigating detective, Robin Ostrum.Browns former wife did not respond to messages last week seeking comment from The Associated Press. A law firm representing the kicker declined to comment.The NFLs official policy is to suspend players guilty of domestic abuse for six games on their first offense. Brown was suspended for one game, the Giants season-opening victory over the Dallas Cowboys, in punishment for his 2015 arrest at his family home in Woodinville, Washington.The arrest report said he assaulted his wife by grabbing one of her wrists as she tried to reach for a phone, leaving an abrasion and bruising. No charges were filed, but a detective gathered detailed statements from Molly Brown, who also provided her husbands written admissions of abuse in diary and email entries.The NFL said its investigators asked to see these records but were denied. The league has said it has reopened its investigation into Brown and he could face further punishment.Brown, who told the media in August that his arrest in 2015 was a one-time issue, was re-signed to a two-year, $4 million contract in April despite the teams knowledge of his arrest and the Pro Bowl incident.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '