Confirmed with Link: Steve Yzerman stepping down as GM | Julien BriseBois promoted to GM

[LordZapp]

What is this nonsense?!? Legit?

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[Canucks LB]

Is he sick? Hope hes okay

 

[CupsOverCash]

Is he sick? Hope hes okay

Thats what Im thinking.

 

[MR4]

Brisebois will follow with no hiccups

 

[waterboy65]

Presser at 4 pm with Vinik and Yzerman to attend. This is huge. Unless there is a serious medical or personal issue, this sort of thing does not happen on the eve of training camp!

 

[RussianGuyovich]

I’m guessing they were gonna lose brisebois, and Stevie didn’t wanna do him like he got in Detroit.

Hopefully he stays. Let brisebois handle the day-to-day.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Maybe he's 53, worth about $40 million and decided....why work this hard anymore?

 

[Master P]

wat

 

[T REX]

Terrible loss. He brought instant cred to TB and he will be missed. Shocked. Utterly shocked.

Almost in tears.

 

[Brie]

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I hope that he stays with the org. Move to full president or something and let Brisebois handle the Day to Day.

 

[Jumptheshark]

there has to be more to the story then we know

 

[Brie]

He told the players today.

 

[DFC]

All eyes on Ken Holland in Detroit.

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

maybe he didn't want to pull off the karlsson trade which angered the ownership.

 

[Iceman]

He is way too competitive to leave it where we are right now, no matter who he hands it over to. It must be something personal which makes him unable to commit to a 7-day working schedule.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

What the hell?!

 

[Jumptheshark]

All eyes on Ken Holland in Detroit.

That was my reaction as well--that is the job he wants

 

[DFC]

He is way too competitive to leave it where we are right now, no matter who he hands it over to. It must be something personal which makes him unable to commit to a 7-day working schedule.

Probably a threat of divorce.

This is pretty devastating. But the system is in place, at least, for long term success.

 

[Steazy Doo]

hold me

 

[Iceman]

Probably a threat of divorce.

This is pretty devastating. But the system is in place, at least, for long term success.

Does his wife really live in Detroit? I doubt she needs a job.

 

[JoVel]

BriseBois has pretty big boots to fill.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

What a terrible way to start my day at work. My productivity is going to shit right off the draw.

 

[DFC]

Does his wife really live in Detroit? I doubt she needs a job.

I think they both split time, and I know his wife moved with their daughter when she went off to college, to be closer to her. It might have just been too demanding on his time.

That said, the timing of this is the most shocking thing, and makes me a little worried it's a health problem.

 

[Alex K]