Detroit Red Wings center Kris Draper(33) in the second period of Game 3 of their second-round NHL hockey playoff series...

...and teammate Dmitry Kulikov, center, of Russia, scramble for a loose puck against Detroit Red Wings' Kris Draper during the first period of their NHL hockey game on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Detroit...

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 04: Kris Draper of the Detroit Red Wings and his son Keenan celebrate in the locker room after defeating...

...of the Chicago Blackhawks skates in front of the net between goalie Chris Osgood #30 and Kris Draper #33 of the Detroit Red Wings during Game One of the Western Conference Championship Round of...

DETROIT - FEBRUARY 25: Ville Leino #21, Kirk Maltby #18, Kris Draper #33, Derek Meech #14 and Andreas Lilja #3 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrate after a...

Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock coaches behind Valtteri Filppula, left, Kris Draper, middle, and Kirk Maltby, right, during the first period in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup...

Detroit Red Wings winger Dan Cleary (11) and teammate center Kris Draper (33) celebrate Cleary's goal during third period hockey action in Game 1 of the Stanley...

...MAY 19: Dallas Drake #17 and Mikael Samuelsson #37 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrate after Kris Draper (not pictured) scored a first period goal against the Dallas Stars during game six of the...

Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro, second from left, is held back by Detroit Red Wings center Kris Draper (33) as he approaches Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood after the end of regulation in Game...

DETROIT - APRIL 12: Kris Draper #33 of the Detroit Red Wings tries the wrap-around with Greg de Vries #7 of...

Kris Draper's third-period goal looked like the game winner -- until the Czechs scored six seconds later...

Kris Draper signed a four-year deal with Detroit

The Predators' Jason York, left, and the Red Wings' Kris Draper pursue the puck at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Draper scored a goal in the Wings...

Before his freak mishap, Kris Draper was having a career year with 24 goals and 40 points

Smiles all around for Detroit's Kris Draper, right, and Nicklas Lidstrom