The Detroit Free Press’s Carlos Monarrez is upset with Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman’s lack of moves during the first day of unrestricted free agency:
Forget about the Yzerplan. This level of do-nothingness while the Wings are riding a nine-year playoff drought requires a new descriptive moniker for the GM.
May I suggest Mild-zerman?
I’ll be the first to say I had a wild fantasy of Yzerman finally taking a bold step and signing top-of-the-market players with the Wings needing a top-six forward and top-four defenseman. It was a fantasy that ended with defenseman Aaron Ekblad making a stretch pass to Mitch Marner, who beat Stuart Skinner on a breakaway for the Stanley Cup-winning goal in the Wings’ 4-0 sweep of Edmonton.
As I said, a fantasy. Because this is Mild-zerman, who tends to make moves with all the urgency of an old dog sitting by the fire.
Continued; for better or worse, Yzerman is a methodical, patient general manager. I’ve been saying that for a long time.
I just don’t believe that the Wings’ management team can be fully judged for losing out on July 1st given that the Red Wings are not a “destination team” right now, and given that the GM promised to pursue post-free agency trades. We have yet to determine what the team does or does not do in terms of improving itself over the course of the summer.
Carlos always brings a clowns’ perspective.