I can’t embed it, but WZZM 13 posted the entirety of Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman’s 18-minute speech today at the West Michigan Sports Commission’s luncheon in Grand Rapids.
Edit: Here it is from YouTube:
Update: WZZM 13 also posted a shorter summary clip…
As did Fox 17…
Which noted the following:
“We certainly would like to make the playoffs,” Yzerman said. “Our goal isn’t just to make the playoffs our goal is to build a championship team, a team that can compete for a championship, the moves we are making along the way here aren’t necessarily designed to be ‘oh my god we have to make the playoffs this year or its playoffs or bust,’ we are trying to build a nucleus of a young team that’s going to be together for a long time that can compete in the playoffs for the Stanley Cup and we are sticking with that plan.”
