Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli posted an article discussing 10 players and people who face the most pressure in the NHL this upcoming season, and the picture which accompanies his article is one of Steve Yzerman’s face:
5. Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings GM
Similarly, Yzerman is now on the clock, as we are entering Year 6 of the Yzerplan and the Red Wings’ playoff drought has stretched to eight years. They’re not used to that in Hockeytown. Patience has been key – and the Wings have drafted pretty well. Mo Seider and Lucas Raymond are locked up for the foreseeable future. Simon Edvinsson should burst onto the scene this year. And Yzerman has had some wins, courting Patrick Kane twice now. But he hasn’t been able to get the Wings’ defense up to playoff-caliber yet, despite lots of money spent, and Detroit seems to be wandering the desert in search of a solution in goal until Sebastian Cossa is ready.
Continued; the Wings aren’t quite wandering in the desert with Moses here…
Haha, no way is Steve Yzerman going to be removed as GM. And I do not think the pressure is there either. One cannot count the Holland days. The Wings will return to a true caliber and perennial team… though it will take longer.