"In the end, it probably wouldn't have been a good idea anyway. Not with the way the bottom fell out of the season, the playoff aspirations went awry, and the Edmonton Oilers ended up in the National Hockey League basement. Jaromir Jagr won't be coming to town anytime soon, having signed a one-year deal to stay in Russia with Avangard Omsk for a reported $7-million price range. There was talk the Oilers may have still been interested in the right winger's services, after they tried to pry him out of the Kontinental Hockey League two seasons ago. Yet, that was when the team figured themselves to be a player or two away from playoff contention, and were in the market for a big-name free agent forward who could help them offensively. " http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Edmonton/2010/05/04/13826291.html