Despite internet rumors to the contrary, the Detroit Red Wings have made no decision on which goalie they will keep and which one they might try to move prior to the NHL expansion draft.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do,” Holland told MLive.com. “I'll work the phones.”

Holland denied an internet rumor making the rounds that he told Grand Rapids Griffins play-by-play announcer Bob Kaser that he was going to trade Petr Mrazek.

While off the air and unaware that his microphone was still live, Kaser asked Holland whether he was going to trade Mrazek. Holland did not answer Kaser.

“When the radio interview ended, he said to me, ‘I'm hearing a rumor you're trying to trade Petr Mrazek,’” Holland told MLive.com. “I didn't say anything. I didn't respond.”
Kaser echoed Holland’s response.

“Kenny didn't say a word, plus his microphone wasn't even on,” Kaser told MLive.com. “Even if he would have said something you wouldn't have heard it.

“I asked him, ‘Is there any truth to the rumor you're going to trade Petr Mrazek?’ He had no response, which I didn't expect him to. My relationship with him is good enough to where I felt comfortable asking him that, but it was more to get a reaction out of him. He wouldn't have answered anyway, certainly not in that setting.

“I listened to it, too, and I could see where people would hear it and think, ‘Maybe there's something going on here.’ But there's nothing to it at all.”

Holland did acknowledge that he would “explore all options” on the trade front prior to the June 21 expansion draft.

“I think everything’s crucial,” Holland said. “I think every decision you make is important. We just wrapped up four days of amateur meetings. We’ve got the ninth pick in the (NHL entry) draft, Next week we’re going to Buffalo for the combine. That’s important, meeting some of the young players.

“I’ll be spending more time with our scouting staff. When I get back from there, we have our pro scouts for three days of meetings. Obviously, I’m expecting to bump into a lot of general managers next week in Buffalo and have further conversations.

“Obviously there’s an expansion draft coming up. We’ve all got decisions to make. So the next month is going to be important for all 30 teams.”

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