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Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero announced that they have withdrawn their contract offer to unrestricted free agent Jaromir Jagr.
The offer reportedly was a one year, $2 millon deal.
"We made what we thought was a very fair contract offer to Jaromir on Tuesday, based on his stated interest of returning to the Penguins," said Shero in a statement. "We made our best offer from the start, given our salary cap structure, in an attempt to facilitate a deal. But now, after several days, with an extended time frame for making a decision, and additional teams getting involved, we have decided to move in a different direction. It was never our intention to get involved in a free agent bidding war, and we have to focus on our team."
The 39-year-old forward spent the last three seasons with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League after leaving the NHL following the 2007-08 season.
The former Hart Trophy winner last played in the NHL with the New York Rangers where he spent parts of four seasons, including a 54 goal campaign in 2005-06.
Jagr was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 5th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
He spent the first 11 seasons of his career with the Penguins, capturing back to back Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992. He also posted a career high 149 point season in 1995-1996.
Following his time in Pittsburgh, Jagr played parts of three seasons with the Washington Capitals.
He is 9th all time on the NHL career points list.
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