Best Yzerman interview I’ve heard in a long time

This sucks. It's like Yzerman is on an apology tour after the TDL. He's doing interview after interview justifying his moves. He doesn't need to. He did exactly what needed to be done. We were better, but we weren't there yet. It was obvious before those Ottawa games. Now we have a glut of juicy draft picks at a time when a bunch of teams are so tight against the Cap, they won't be able to make qualifying offers to solid RFAs. We can trade those picks for established players instead of using magic beans. This off season is going to yield some solid fleecing by Yzerman, who has the keenest eye for trading horseflesh of any GM I've ever seen.

This interview should let the fans know Stevie is building a contender, he's the right man for the job and he'll get it done, how do I know? I've watched the man get doubted for almost his whole hockey career from the Pete's to GM. Stevie is all about perseverance and getting the job done. Anyone doubt his commitment as a player when he was carrying an all-star team on one leg in 2002? That's what he brings to GM his determination to do what needs to be done, it doesn't have to be pretty it's not all rainbows and unicorns. Stop and remember Kenny Holland, great guy and awesome GM when there was no cap and he could sign the core for long contracts at any price, then he tried that with the cap and middle skill players got big contracts and the only thing it achieved was a false hope playoff run with 1st and 2nd round exists and everyone begged for a rebuild and Kenny refused, then he gave up the reins and Stevie came back and told everyone how it was going to be, never lied. Guess what I am saying is this, I'd rather have an honest GM willing to make the hard decisions and upset fans and can face the fans and explain the decision and why it was right than the GM that is afraid to upset the fans and won't make the hard choices to ice a team that gives the illusion the GM is successful. Stevie is the guy to bring the wings back to the top. It won't always be pretty and he won't always get everything right, but so far so good and remember the wings haven't won the draft lottery tanking and the last generational player ever picked by the wings was the Captain himself

5 first round picks. Heard Vrana was going to demand buyout no matter what. I am no prophet; but I am going to say Steve Yzerman is going to make more than one big move in the near future. There’s no way that many draft picks will be on this team. Move them for established team control assets (superstars that are near or at end of ELC). This team has organizational depth at an unreal level.

i stay on top of most of Yzermans press. This interview is really fluid and insightful. Im glad hes our GM.

Damn The Ticket gets right to the point! Interviewing the man! Asking the questions! Well done!

Tyler Bertuzzi was a boat anchor just like his uncle was and Steve did the right thing to take advantage of a team starting on their 86 year Mitchell Miller curse to the tune of a 1st round pick. Nicely played Mr. Yzerman, well done.

Wow I am surprised that Yzerman is on this mea culpa tour - he had no other realistic option - some of these fans are delusional

In Stevie We Trust we as wings fans have a bright future just have to trust Yzerman it will happen!!!!!

I enjoy listening to Steve talk about what is to come.. but you will never know what he will actually do.

Steve, you know more than anyone what is going on with the team. Make the moves that you think are in the best long term interests oof the team. You don't need any explanation beyond that

Stoney is highly underrated. To the rare die-hard hockey fan, he's a gem.

I understand why he traded Bertuzzi, but i also think if there’s any player to slightly overpay, it should be him. I’m biased as Bert was my favorite wing, but he’s also an extremely rare type of player that cup winning teams usually have. On paper, it made sense for Stevie to trade him, but I’m afraid of what losing him will do to the mindset/attitude/vibe etc of the team. There’s no one on the team that can replace what he brought.

OTT has not been doing it longer. They were in the conference finals in 2017.

At least he was thinking off keeping him but at the end of the day that was probably the best thing for the redwings to get rid of him oh well

i wish bert would've taken a discount... is what it is.

I hate Bruce Springsteen but I love Stevie Y

We need to remember that Bertuzzi & Hronek were from the Holland era, and NOT necessarily a part of the Yzerplan.

Who did we get for Mantha, Does Larkin's contract have a "no trade clause" ?

It's called hockeytown for a reason. I can only speak for myself, I want to see playoff action now ,not some unforeseeable future. We need more veterans that have been there and done that. Win now the future will take care of itself.#WINGSMYTEAM

I wish he kept vrana

Nothing like getting rid of our core players as we were close to making the playoffs for the first time in years. I feel like we're starting over again. I hope Stevie y knows what he's doing

Yzerman has been acting way too conservative running the Wings. Back in tampa he was making 3 or 4 trades a year. Sometimes the big club, sometimes the minor club. Now he is too timid to make trades in Detroit. I'm talking real trades, not end of the year trade guys for a draft pick. Ottawa blows up their team every 5 or 6 years, yet they are farther along than us. Sometimes you have to move a Seider or or a Raymond if they can net you 2 or 3 players in return. It seems to happen quite often around the league. Just not in Detroit.

Wings are going backwards

I would of dumped larkin and taken vrana. When you're building around larkin your future is average.

DRAFT SOME RUSSIANS. The Tarasov training methods have proven effective for 50 years.

I didn’t see anything special from Bertuzzi. Honestly I don’t think Larkin is that great. People that are upset with these moves are like lions fans who are so used to being kicked around. They cling to a few decent players cause it’s all they had to cheer for for so long.