Red Wings to introduce Yzerman as new GM

[Goalie guy]

The Yzerplan got swept by a team that was battling Montreal for a playoff spot

Jus sayin

Was Yzerman playing on the ice and I missed it? Or where they out played, out coached and peaked way to soon?

 

[Huck Cheever]

Was Yzerman playing on the ice and I missed it? Or where they out played, out coached and peaked way to soon?

Stevie retired years ago

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Stevie Y with a timely come back. The Wings have some young talent already on their way, and with him at the helm. It's only a matter of time that Detroit climb the ladder back to where they were when he was a player.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

I wonder if he will hire Babcock after Leafs fire him...now that would be ironic.

 

[SimonEdvinssonAtSix]

I wonder if he will hire Babcock after Leafs fire him...now that would be ironic.

Why are you putting this bad mojo on us? Want no part in a Babcock return, he's always been overrated and I was glad to see him leave.

 

[glovesave_35]

Not following this situation very closely, but according to this thread title they've been "going to" introduce him as GM for a week now. When is the press conference?

 

[obey86]

Not following this situation very closely, but according to this thread title they've been "going to" introduce him as GM for a week now. When is the press conference?

It was last Friday. Yzerman is the GM and Executive VP now.

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

The Yzerplan got swept by a team that was battling Montreal for a playoff spot

Jus sayin

Yeah they should fire him.

 

[Goalie guy]

Stevie retired years ago

Lol haha ha the shit you say ? Really? I thought he was the captain, coach and GM. The Bolts getting taken out in the first has nothing at all to do with him! We had teams here in Detroit that had the same thing happen. It happens every year they are not done and will win a cup with the team he built there.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

I wonder if he will hire Babcock after Leafs fire him...now that would be ironic.

 

[wingfan]

Not following this situation very closely, but according to this thread title they've been "going to" introduce him as GM for a week now. When is the press conference?

You been living under a rock, mate?

 

[glovesave_35]

You been living under a rock, mate?

No more than OP or the bazillion moderators that run this site. Mate.

 

[Canadienna]

The Yzerplan got swept by a team that was battling Montreal for a playoff spot

Jus sayin

Montreal had more points than Vegas this year...

CBJ won 7 out of 8 leading into the playoffs. It's clear you've got no clue what you're talking about.

 

[Huck Cheever]

Montreal had more points than Vegas this year...

CBJ won 7 out of 8 leading into the playoffs. It's clear you've got no clue what you're talking about.

Nothing that I said was false

Fact.

You have a problem with facts?

 

[RedHawkDown]

Nothing that I said was false

Fact.

You have a problem with facts?

Sure, but it is kind of a randomly useless fact when those things are pointed out.

 

[Oddbob]

Haha, I was seriously going to post this, until I saw you beat me to it! HAHAHA!

 

[Kranix]

My prediction is Stevie Y goes after Bobrovsky

 

[SimonEdvinssonAtSix]

My prediction is Stevie Y goes after Bobrovsky

0% chance this happens. Bob is well outside the age range of our next window. He'll be 33-35 years old by the time the Wings are contending again. We also just signed Howard to a 1 year deal and will likely continue to sign him on 1 year deals while Filip Larsson develops.

 

[Pavels Dog]

A couple of years later - the Wings are now icing this team:

Tyler Bertuzzi - Dylan Larkin - Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri - Pius Suter - Filip Zadina
Vlad Namestnikov - Michael Rasmussen - Adam Erne
Givani Smith - Mitchell Stephens - Sam Gagner
Carter Rowney

LTIR: Jakub Vrana

Nick Leddy - Moritz Seider
Danny Dekeyser - Filip Hronek
Marc Staal - Gustav Lindström
Troy Stecher, Jordan Oesterle

Thomas Greiss
Alex Nedeljkovic

Bold: Yzerman draft picks/signings
Regular: Holland draft picks/signings

Notable draft picks:

2019 - Moritz Seider, Antti Tuomisto, Albert Johansson, Elmer Söderblom
2020 - Lucas Raymond, Theodor Niederbach, Donovan Sebrango, Eemil Viro
2021 - Simon Edvinsson, Sebastian Cossa, Shai Buium, Liam Dower Nilsson

 

[Christien]

Damn there’s a lot of salt in this thread…

 

[steafo]

A couple of years later - the Wings are now icing this team:

Tyler Bertuzzi - Dylan Larkin - Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri - Pius Suter - Filip Zadina
Vlad Namestnikov - Michael Rasmussen - Adam Erne
Givani Smith - Mitchell Stephens - Sam Gagner
Carter Rowney

LTIR: Jakub Vrana

Nick Leddy - Moritz Seider
Danny Dekeyser - Filip Hronek
Marc Staal - Gustav Lindström
Troy Stecher, Jordan Oesterle

Thomas Greiss
Alex Nedeljkovic

Bold: Yzerman draft picks/signings
Regular: Holland draft picks/signings

Notable draft picks:

2019 - Moritz Seider, Antti Tuomisto, Albert Johansson, Elmer Söderblom
2020 - Lucas Raymond, Theodor Niederbach, Donovan Sebrango, Eemil Viro
2021 - Simon Edvinsson, Sebastian Cossa, Shai Buium, Liam Dower Nilsson

This roster still has a long way to go but this is crazy roster turnaround. LD is particularly weak since I still think they will move Leddy at the deadline. Edvinsson and Johansson are having very good years in the SHL. So those LD holes can potentially be filled internally. I'm still worried about center as is everyone else. Hopefully we can pick one up this year in the draft. I don't know why but I'm rooting for Niederbach to explode as a diamond in the rough pick. Lots of untapped potential there, I just hope he can find it.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Notable draft picks:

2019 - Moritz Seider, Antti Tuomisto, Albert Johansson, Elmer Söderblom
2020 - Lucas Raymond, Theodor Niederbach, Donovan Sebrango, Eemil Viro
2021 - Simon Edvinsson, Sebastian Cossa, Shai Buium, Liam Dower Nilsson

I am very bullish on Yzerman's turn around, it has been incredible, but realistically Tuomisto has shown next to nothing in terms of him being a good draft pick relative to position taken.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

The most important point: this team is currently fun to watch. Even when we lost that shooting gallery against Tampa it was exciting. Our players are young, fast, they try things, and they don't take shit.

Even if we ended up .500 this year, I'm tuning in.

 

[These Are The Days]

It's not a wonder Yzerman left the Lightning in my opinion. Few GM's ever get the precious time Yzerman is getting. It was understood from the start that the first years were a wash. You had to wait out bad contracts, trade other contracts, draft, draft and then draft some more and develop said players the right way. Only after about 2-3 years could the real work begin. This team is going to be great for years to come if they keep with this strategy. If every organization in sports handled their business they way Detroit is letting Yzerman handle it you'd see a lot more turnarounds that actually happen. You can't hurry a rebuild.

Not to throw shade at the NYR but winning #1, #2 overall by sheer miracles of luck and Panarin, Fox and Trouba all tripping over themselves to do the whole "I wanna go play for the Rangers!" thing does not constitute a rebuild. It's taking what you have, obliterating your cap space and hinging the rest of your hopes on 2 guys you lucked into. If that team comes anywhere near a Stanley Cup then consider me the first to eat my crow on it

 

[Beau Knows]

I think they're probably just a year or two away from ending their playoff drought.