How concerned are you that if the Lightning win the Cup that Yzerman will leave for Detroit?

[mrbaguette13]

Lol why the f*** would yzermann go do Detroit it stinks there and i think he doesn't even drive a car pretty sure Yzzerman goes to Mont´real.

 

[Todd1a]

No extension for yzerman yet ?

 

[Master P]

Wow, what a great thread to bring back.

 

[Outl4w]

None, and I was a Redwings fan growing up until the Lightning were created. Yzerman works for the best owner in hockey and in a community that loves hockey. Hockeytown can be like Toronto and creates lots of pressure and fake news to generate clicks. I still follow the Wings and they started a mini rebuild a few years back. Draper is the next GM there when Holland steps down. If the team lost all those game sevens in Detroit or Toronto they would have ran Yzerman out of town. Here is HockeyBAY USA or Tampa Bay as we call it, we still trust in the YZERPLAN and are followers of YZLAM. The biggest pressure and rumors he gets here is that EK65 is getting traded to the BOLTS.

 

[Outl4w]

No extension for yzerman yet ?

He is waiting for the 8 years max with a full NTC

 

[Outl4w]

I doubt it happens that way, if at all. At some point Yzerman's moves will stop working out as well as they have recently, the same as every other GM, and he'll be fired and immediately hired elsewhere. I'm not so sure that'll be Detroit. I think it's more fans/media wishful thinking than anything based in reality.

I'm not sure Yzerman feels the same loyalty to "the Illitch family" as he felt to Mike and Marian Illitch. And when Yzerman left Detroit, it didn't feel like he was taking a little detour through TB before ultimately living out his dream of being the DRW GM. It was more like he closed that chapter in Detroit and started another one.

I'm not saying Yzerman will never wind up back in Detroit. I'm just saying it'll be a more regular/day-to-day business thing than "the Golden Child" returning home. If the timing works out (Yzerman loses his TB job when there's an opening in Detroit, for instance), it'll probably happen. Otherwise, Yzerman will look at the jobs that are open.

I thought they were going to sign Stamkos to do that!?

 

[Cmac66]

No extension for yzerman yet ?

Going to get the deal done for Karlsson then will sign right after you watch

 

[LTIR Trickery]

Lol why the **** would yzermann go do Detroit it stinks there and i think he doesn't even drive a car pretty sure Yzzerman goes to Mont´real.

I promise you the guy has zero desire to go to Montreal.

 

[Todd1a]

I promise you the guy has zero desire to go to Montreal.

But what about Detroit?

 

[LTIR Trickery]

Maybe? Maybe not. I can imagine the guy is sentimental, but at this point I wouldn't leave Tampa for Detroit.

 

[DFC]

I promise you the guy has zero desire to go to Montreal.

He hasn't had the best history with french Canadians.

 

[Maelmoor]

I think he wants to win first, he has built up something and we can contend for a number of years. Makes sense that he wants to try and crown his work with a cup before planning other things.

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

i think odds are zero

 

[JedYzerman]

I guess I'll continue beating this dead horse with another reason. Yzerman could live in beautiful Tampa Florida with no state taxes and wonderful weather. Or he could live in Detroit, which looks like Fallout in real life. Which one would you pick?

 

[Todd1a]

I guess I'll continue beating this dead horse with another reason. Yzerman could live in beautiful Tampa Florida with no state taxes and wonderful weather. Or he could live in Detroit, which looks like Fallout in real life. Which one would you pick?

He was the redwings for 20 years that just does not go away. I’m not saying he leaves the Lightning he probably stays but for sure one day he could be the gm of the redwings down the years.

 

[JedYzerman]

He was the redwings for 20 years that just does not go away. I’m not saying he leaves the Lightning he probably stays but for sure one day he could be the gm of the redwings down the years.

Why would he leave? Detriot was in it's best years during his time there. He had no reason to as long as they kept winning, and they did. Just like he has zero reason to go back to Detroit now. I say as long as the Lightning are successful then he will remain the GM until he retires.

 

[Todd1a]

Why would he leave? Detriot was in it's best years during his time there. He had no reason to as long as they kept winning, and they did. Just like he has zero reason to go back to Detroit now. I say as long as the Lightning are successful then he will remain the GM until he retires.

I think yzerman stays with the lightning another 4-5 years then probably goes back to Detroit to run the redwings because after those years the lightning will need a rebuild.

 

[Rschmitz]

Seems foolish to leave the organization you built and an owner like Vinik.

 

[The Gongshow]

Its okay Tampa gonna keep choking instead of winning the big one... which will then drive him away anyways....

 

[ScaredStreit]

I don't see why Yzerman, the guy has it made right now. Just because he played his entire career in Detroit? At this point if Yzerman leaves the Bolts (not happening unless they need to rebuild and that's not happening anytime soon), he'll have plenty of options.

 

[Henkka]

I guess I'll continue beating this dead horse with another reason. Yzerman could live in beautiful Tampa Florida with no state taxes and wonderful weather. Or he could live in Detroit, which looks like Fallout in real life. Which one would you pick?

The real Hockeytown for a great hockey mind.

 

[JoVel]

Was eagerly waiting for someone to bump this.

 

[Stammertime91]

The real Hockeytown for a great hockey mind.

I know right.

 

[JoVel]

I know right.

Why post only one of these pictures? There's multiple to choose from different years.

 

[CupsOverCash]

I wonder if he would stay on as an advisor or maybe become President. Get to take extra time with your family. Im sure Vinik would pay him well and his job wouldnt be so stressful. Make it happen Vinik!