Hard as it is to picture, it is possible Colorado Avalanche fans will see Milan Hejduk playing in another NHL uniform next season.

“He wants to keep playing,” Hejduk’s agent, Jiri Crha said Monday in a phone interview. “If there is any team that really wants to use him for his offensive skills, he still believes he could do it.”

The Avs, however, don’t appear to be interested. Hejduk, 37, is an unrestricted free agent and Crha said the Avs have informed him he is not in their plans.

“They are very honest about their different plans. They don’t believe he can play in their top six of forwards,” Crha said. “We just saw a player (Daniel Alfredsson in Ottawa) who left after 17 years with the same team. That’s the reality of the hockey life.”

Hejduk scored only four goals and 11 points in 29 games with the Avs last season, sometimes being a healthy scratch or playing on the third and fourth line.

“They used him as a checker,” Crha said. “It was one of those years. But there’s no panic here. No rush. He’s feeling very good health-wise again, and I believe when he is in good shape that he is still valuable.”

Crha said he has received calls from other teams recently. But Crha said if Hejduk was to sign with another team, many of the right circumstances would have to collide — including money.

“He’s not going to take some (minimum) salary. It could be a contract with bonuses or something like that, if he achieved them then it’s fair to both sides. But we’ll see, as I said there is no rush,” Crha said.

Hejduk, who earned $2 million last season, has played for the Avs since 1998 and is a former captain. He has previously stated he wanted to retire having played for just them in his career, but Crha said Hejduk still has the itch to prove he can score goals again in the NHL. He holds the Avs franchise record for most 20-goal seasons in succession (11, from 1999-2011).

“If you see his stats, it’s incredible,” Crha said. “There are not too many guys who have scored goals like Milan. He still has a great shot. But he understands the hockey business too. If (Colorado) wants to go in a different direction he understands that. It’s too bad, but sometimes things like that happen.”

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