So the Red Wings have moved Steve Yzerman to the role of senior advisor to CEO and Governor Chris Ilitch.
The Wings need a new GM.
Here are some Twitter thoughts about the situation.
So Steve Yzerman is now a senior advisor to CEO and Governor Chris Ilitch.
— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 15, 2026
The Red Wings *have* chosen to make a change at GM. Shocking but not surprising.
My initial gut feeling is that Shawn Horcoff and Kris Draper are gonna be the first candidates interviewed for GM.
— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 15, 2026
Another potential GM candidate: Nicklas Lidstrom. https://t.co/frCsPCbjVQ
— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 15, 2026
FWIW Also:
— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 15, 2026
This doesn’t mean that the “Yzerplan” has changed.
It means that the “Yzerplan” will be carried out by the GM who’s going to trade Dylan Larkin.
Also FWIW: The Red Wings-Dylan Larkin divorce is still on.
— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 15, 2026
You don’t tell the organization that you want a trade and walk it back, captain or no captain.
That relationship is over.
It was both Jim Nill leaving and Joe McDonnell leaving as the director of amateur scouting. Tyler Wright did a terrible job as the Wings drafted the Rasmussens, Svechnikovs and Velenos of the world in the mid-teens. https://t.co/CGM72zyW60
— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 15, 2026
What are your thoughts?