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Hasek will decide later

Dominik Hasek will wait a few weeks before deciding whether to return to the Detroit Red Wings next season or retire.

"Me and my family have to make the decision," said the 42-year-old goaltender, who signed a one-year incentive-laden contract with Detroit last summer.

It turned out to be a good move for both sides as Hasek backstopped the Red Wings to the Western Conference finals, where Detroit was eliminated in six games by the Anaheim Ducks.

"Physically, I felt great this season," Hasek said.

And the numbers back him up. Hasek went 38-11-6 with a 2.05 goals-against average, .913 save percentage, and eight shutouts during the regular season, his 15th in the NHL and third with Detroit in two stints.

"We've talked to him and said we want to see him back," Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "But he's got to take some time and talk to his family."

Robitaille promoted
Luc Robitaille, the highest-scoring left wing in NHL history, was promoted to president of business operations by the Los Angeles Kings -- the team for which he starred for 14 seasons . . . The Ottawa Senators have invalidated more than 150 Stanley Cup tickets inadvertently sold to suspected ticket brokers. "This is the right thing to do," Senators CEO Cyril Leeder said. " In our case, we saw tickets being purchased at 10 a.m. and then being offered for resale at substantial premiums on various broker websites before noon."

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