Steve Yzerman's Recent Statement Has Fans Outraged
Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman is well known for not only his illustrious playing career but his so-far incredible tenure as an NHL GM. The Hall of Famer is famous for his consistently genius trades, seemingly hypnotizing other GMs into making bad deals with him.
Yzerman Speaks to Fans
Yzerman recently held a press conference in Grand Rapids, where the veteran GM made a somewhat controversial statement regarding the immediate future of Detroit.
Yzerman had this to say:
"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."
While it's nice to know that Yzerman believes he can build a consistent playoff contender, it's more concerning that he doesn't have full faith in his own club to make the post-season this year.
Questionable Moves
While fans have long been met with pleas to simply "Trust the 'Yzerplan'" whenever they've called out Yzerman's tactics, it seems like reality might be catching up with most of the fanbase.
While Detroit has a plethora of young talent waiting in their prospect pool, some of Yzerman's more recent moves may prevent them from ever getting the NHL chances they deserve.
Most recently, Yzerman has brought in Ben Chiarot, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jake Walman, and Olli Maata, who all play defense on the left side. This group takes up a sizeable portion of Detroit's cap space, and prevent a highly touted prospect such as Simon Edvinsson from making the leap to the NHL.
While some would still rather have blind faith in Yzerman's long-term plan, others aren't so confident in the GM's decision-making abilities.
As Seen on House of Hockey - Fans Begin to Turn on Steve Yzerman After Recent Statement
| POLL | ||
SEPTEMBRE 8 | 134 ANSWERS Steve Yzerman's Recent Statement Has Fans Outraged Is Yzerman a top-five GM in the NHL? | ||
| Yes | 93 | 69.4 % |
| No | 41 | 30.6 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||