"The agent for Jaromir Jagr said his client is in New York and said today he expects a decision about Jagr's NHL future by the end of today.

Petr Svoboda said he was scheduled to speak with Penguins general manager Ray Shero shortly. This was around 9:20 a.m.

"We are going to exchange some things," Svoboda said, adding that he would also speak with Detroit and Montreal about Jagr."