DETROIT -- Kris Draper was back in the gym on Monday, a day after returning home from what he described as a fantastic golf trip to Scotland and Ireland.

Whether he is training for another hockey season or just trying to stay in shape remains to be seen.

Draper would like to return to the Detroit Red Wings, but they might not have a spot for him. He expects to hear from general manager Ken Holland this week.

"I’m not going to assume anything, just go about my day-to-day training,” Draper said on Wednesday. "Just waiting to see which way it’s going to go.”

The Red Wings have 13 forwards signed to one-way contracts and another, rookie Cory Emmerton, has a two-way deal but must clear waivers to be sent back to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Holland has said he likely will carry 14 forwards.

Draper played in 47 games last season, his 17th in Detroit. He reiterated that he will not accept a two-way contract and compete for a spot in training camp like Kirk Maltby, his longtime linemate, did last year (Maltby retired on Oct. 12).

"I don’t want to go to camp on a tryout or anything like that,” Draper said.

If the Red Wings don’t re-sign him, he doesn’t appear inclined to seek a contract from another team.

"I played through all kinds of different scenarios,” Draper said. "I want to do what’s best for my family. I’m just going to listen to Kenny, then I’ll talk to my family and go from there.”

The uncertainty regarding his future didn’t dampen a trip Draper had planned from the start of the 2010-11 season. The occasion was his 40th birthday (May 24). The traveling party of 16 featured several Red Wings, including Chris Osgood, whose teammates rewarded him for his 400th win.

"We had a ton of fun, lots of laughs,” Draper said. "For most of the guys, it was their first time over there. We played the big Scottish courses.”

Niklas Kronwall recorded his first hole-in-one on the 206-yard 15th at historic Turnberry, the site of four British Open championships.

Draper said partners Kronwall and Johan Franzen won the "trip championship,” a two-day event in which he said, "they had a full handicap.” Individually, he said Danny Cleary "played some great golf.”

Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg, Jimmy Howard and Valtteri Filppula also were on the trip, as was Edmonton Oilers forward Shawn Horcoff.