By AJ Petronzi
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Biggest Possible Winner: Kris Draper. Draper’s future has been in limbo ever since Ken Holland announced the Wings were interested in Jagr. But now that the Wings aren’t interested, could Draper’s name be next on the Wings draft day signing sheet
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Jaromir Jagr’s return to the NHL won’t be in either Pittsburgh or Detroit, the early front runners, as both teams have withdrawn the offers they’d made to the 39 year old earlier in the week.
The Red Wing’s withdrawal leaves one question, “Was no one interested in a trade for Jiri Hudler?” Although there’s been no talk about this, it’s an obvious reality that signing Jagr would have forced the Wings to cut ties with a top six wing. Valtteri Filppula is too valuable as a center, so he wouldn’t be an option. That left Hudler, meaning parting with one Czech for another. But if no one was interested in taking on Hudler, who proved more of a liability last season than an asset with his 2.5 million dollar price tag, he would have been too costly to buy out. So Jagr will not lace up in the D this season.
Biggest Possible Winner: Kris Draper. Draper’s future has been in limbo ever since Ken Holland announced the Wings were interested in Jagr. But now that the Wings aren’t interested, could Draper’s name be next on the Wings draft day signing sheet
