Reading this 5 years later and the promising players he names, it’s clearer to me he inherited one big stinking pile of
March 26, 2025
Reading this 5 years later and the promising players he names, it’s clearer to me he inherited one big stinking pile of
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I think he was just pumping tires a little bit rather than we don’t have star Talent to contend with
Larkin & Ras still hanging on for the old core
Tbh that core was solid *at the time*. Quickly changed but Hronek is part of arguably the best blue line pairing in the show.
good thing he cleaned up that pile with… * *checks notes* * JT Compher, Jeff Petry, and Justin Holl? ..
Bert, mantha, hronek, AA got you a ton of picks in trades so yeah it wasn’t great but it wasn’t nothing.
How many years before we stop bringing up what Steve inherited? He has been bad in free agency and it’s ok to say it
He inherited the worst stinking pile of crap. Look at the 17 and 18 draft classes whiffs. Look at the current team and sort by age and notice how all the young guys are Yzermans 19,20,21,22 draft class picks. And more are coming. Sick of people talking shit about Steve
He does need to work on his FA signings though I agree
Takes a long time to rebuild when you have almost nothing to begin with. Despite Detroit’s annual fade, I really think better times are coming soon. The foundation is there now, Yzerman can build on top of it now. He just has to avoid the bone-headed free agent signings and trades that have plagued him recently.
If his name wasn’t Yzerman he would of been fired by now
Doesn’t take away from the fact that his pro scouting team is prolly the worst in the league. Zero notable free agency additions in his tenure outside of Kane and maybe DeBrincat if you want to count that. He’s good at drafting but if he doesn’t start adding meaningful players in FA this offseason, his seat is as hot as any.
2019-2025 = 6 years
He’s building for the future
Anybody commenting like they could do better is so funny to me.
Face it, we were duped.
The thing about Yzerman is that he’s just too patient sometimes. I think it’s time we finally start making room for the Prospects and bring them up next year. There is no time for waiting anymore. Raymond and seider are going into their 5th season next year. We got Edvinsson and kasper up for their rookie seasons which is great. Now it’s time to bring up Axel Sandin, Nate Danielson, and finally bring up Cossa and Augustine. We need a goalie and we have the 2 best goalie prospects in the nhl. Time to finally see what they are made of and bring them up. It’s time to finally pull the trigger next year and bring these boys up
We are going to have this same excuse in 2027 aswell.
Well that was a game today.
On the brightside the university I’m a fan of finally fired their head coach that’s been long over due.
Jesus, that’s rough. Especially considering AA was so not the future that he’s currently 30 years old and playing in Rockford.
With all the draft picks we’ve accumulated, all that money we had, we still need 2-3 defenseman that can be serviceable.
I mean, outside of the free agency decisions, coaching choices, trades, and most draft picks outside the top ten, steve has done a great job.
Still to come:
F: MBN, Nate Danielson
D: ASP, Wallinder, Buium
G: Cossa / Augustine
2 forwards who should be roughly Kasper-level, 3 defensemen who should be roughly Edvinsson-level. Throw in actually having something at G instead of burning through patches and there’s a fair shot before decade’s end. Florida took like 15 years in the early 2000s as the salary cap era began.
The fact that our top 2015 draft pick wasn’t Joel Eriksson Ek, Brock Boeser, Travis Konecny, or Sebastian Aho (all available at our lousy draft position) stings. The fact that our top 2016 pick wasn’t Tage Thompson, Jordan Kyrou, or Alex DeBrincat (snagged him anyway tho, all still available at our draft position) stings. The fact that our 2017 pick was Rasmussen and not Suzuki (four picks later) stings. Our 2018 pick was Zadina and not Quinn Hughes (next pick) stings.
*At least the drafting works from 2019 forward.* Seider, AlJo, Sodabomb in 2019; Raymond and Wallinder in 2020. Ed, Cossa, Buium and Mazur in 2021; Kasper in 2022; Danielson and ASP and Augustine in 2023, MBN and Max Plante in 2024.
I miss AA
Damn I forgot about athanasiou. What happened to that guy?
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I think he was just pumping tires a little bit rather than we don’t have star Talent to contend with
Larkin & Ras still hanging on for the old core
Tbh that core was solid *at the time*. Quickly changed but Hronek is part of arguably the best blue line pairing in the show.
good thing he cleaned up that pile with… * *checks notes* * JT Compher, Jeff Petry, and Justin Holl? ..
Bert, mantha, hronek, AA got you a ton of picks in trades so yeah it wasn’t great but it wasn’t nothing.
How many years before we stop bringing up what Steve inherited? He has been bad in free agency and it’s ok to say it
He inherited the worst stinking pile of crap. Look at the 17 and 18 draft classes whiffs. Look at the current team and sort by age and notice how all the young guys are Yzermans 19,20,21,22 draft class picks. And more are coming. Sick of people talking shit about Steve
He does need to work on his FA signings though I agree
Takes a long time to rebuild when you have almost nothing to begin with. Despite Detroit’s annual fade, I really think better times are coming soon. The foundation is there now, Yzerman can build on top of it now. He just has to avoid the bone-headed free agent signings and trades that have plagued him recently.
If his name wasn’t Yzerman he would of been fired by now
Doesn’t take away from the fact that his pro scouting team is prolly the worst in the league. Zero notable free agency additions in his tenure outside of Kane and maybe DeBrincat if you want to count that. He’s good at drafting but if he doesn’t start adding meaningful players in FA this offseason, his seat is as hot as any.
2019-2025 = 6 years
He’s building for the future
Anybody commenting like they could do better is so funny to me.
Face it, we were duped.
The thing about Yzerman is that he’s just too patient sometimes. I think it’s time we finally start making room for the Prospects and bring them up next year. There is no time for waiting anymore. Raymond and seider are going into their 5th season next year. We got Edvinsson and kasper up for their rookie seasons which is great. Now it’s time to bring up Axel Sandin, Nate Danielson, and finally bring up Cossa and Augustine. We need a goalie and we have the 2 best goalie prospects in the nhl. Time to finally see what they are made of and bring them up. It’s time to finally pull the trigger next year and bring these boys up
We are going to have this same excuse in 2027 aswell.
Well that was a game today.
On the brightside the university I’m a fan of finally fired their head coach that’s been long over due.
Jesus, that’s rough. Especially considering AA was so not the future that he’s currently 30 years old and playing in Rockford.
With all the draft picks we’ve accumulated, all that money we had, we still need 2-3 defenseman that can be serviceable.
I mean, outside of the free agency decisions, coaching choices, trades, and most draft picks outside the top ten, steve has done a great job.
Still to come:
F: MBN, Nate Danielson
D: ASP, Wallinder, Buium
G: Cossa / Augustine
2 forwards who should be roughly Kasper-level, 3 defensemen who should be roughly Edvinsson-level. Throw in actually having something at G instead of burning through patches and there’s a fair shot before decade’s end. Florida took like 15 years in the early 2000s as the salary cap era began.
The fact that our top 2015 draft pick wasn’t Joel Eriksson Ek, Brock Boeser, Travis Konecny, or Sebastian Aho (all available at our lousy draft position) stings. The fact that our top 2016 pick wasn’t Tage Thompson, Jordan Kyrou, or Alex DeBrincat (snagged him anyway tho, all still available at our draft position) stings. The fact that our 2017 pick was Rasmussen and not Suzuki (four picks later) stings. Our 2018 pick was Zadina and not Quinn Hughes (next pick) stings.
*At least the drafting works from 2019 forward.* Seider, AlJo, Sodabomb in 2019; Raymond and Wallinder in 2020. Ed, Cossa, Buium and Mazur in 2021; Kasper in 2022; Danielson and ASP and Augustine in 2023, MBN and Max Plante in 2024.
I miss AA
Damn I forgot about athanasiou. What happened to that guy?
It’s six years. And we’re 10% into the rebuild.