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Curtis Joseph was bypassed in the NHL waiver draft Friday, leaving the Red Wings with two high-priced goaltenders.
After Dominik Hasek ended his one-year retirement in July, Detroit has tried to get rid of Joseph.
After trying to trade him, the Red Wings left him unprotected for the waiver draft. But as expected, no team was willing to pick up the remaining two years and $16 million on Joseph's contract.
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The goalie had surgery in August to remove bone chips from his right ankle and
skated for the first time Tuesday. Ticketmaster
Detroit general manager Ken Holland will try to trade Joseph again, and the Red Wings may be willing to pay part of his remaining salary to unload him. But the Red Wings may start the season on Oct. 9 with Hasek, Joseph and Manny Legace, one of the league's top backups, on the roster.
Joseph said earlier this week it was not a blow to his ego to be on the waiver list, but added he would rather be dealt because his no-trade clause gives him some leverage. He also said he doesn't know when he will be healthy enough to play.
Joseph signed with Detroit before the 2002-03 season to improve his chances of winning his first Stanley Cup after playing 13 seasons with St. Louis, Edmonton and Toronto.
He had a 2.08 goals-against average in the first round of the playoffs as the Red Wings were eliminated by Anaheim. That followed an inconsistent regular season in which he won 15 of his last 19 regular-season games to finish 34-19-6. Ticketmaster
Hasek is a six-time Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's best goalie, a two-time Hart Trophy winner as the league's most valuable player and he led the Czech Republic to a gold medal in the 1998 Nagano Olympics.