From former colleagues, NHL greats, peers, and teammates, adulation poured in for Jaromir Jagr, who accomplished something truly spectacular Thursday night with his 1,888th career point, becoming the NHL's second-leading scorer of all-time.

And it was Mark Messier, the legend eclipsed, who got things started.

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