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“We have to be a better defensive team.” Yzerman & Lalonde speak to success & failure



Steve Yzerman and Derek Lalonde spoke on Friday about the conclusion of the NHL season, and what worked and what didn’t for during the season. Lalonde specifically sung the praises of Dylan Larkin, who did so much while battling through adversity, while also praising the goaltending’s ability to raise the entire team. Yzerman spoke about Seider and Kane, as well as praised and criticized coaching. #LGRW

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16 Comments

  1. In fairness to Yzerman, it took him 10 yrs a a player to win his first cup. And with insane teams he was on for so long, I have faith in him in taking time to build this. On the other hand, his tenure as GM in Tampa has me baffled comparde to what is going on with the wings. Their record has improved every year since he got home but next April should be a defining moment.

  2. Yzerman is extremely patient. He wants to build a dynasty, and he will absolutely accomplish that. As fans, the clear downside is "we want playoffs and we want them now". But he is a product of the system he came from, which is to over-ripen those prospects, let them cook in Grand Rapids. I'm gonna be honest, I'd rather have another 20+ year run in the playoffs than to pull a Blue Jackets, make the second season a few times and go back to sucking again. If that means plugging in a couple vets until … say, Kasper is more than ready? So be it.

  3. If you want Kane to go just hope he goes out of your division ! Or he will haunt you every time you see him !

  4. They need Kane back and need to add another star- Reinhart, Stamkos, Guentzel. Someone. If they do both of those I'll be very optimistic if not I won't be. I think it gets done. This team doesn't have enough right now. Raymond , Larkin and Seider is not enough. We need to become a contender. Kane could be a 90 pt guy next year so could Raymond.

  5. Gee, Stevie Y was 18 when he entered the NHL. Although I vaguely remember back in the early 1980s on Stevie Y coming up with the Wings, but just checked Google on it to verify. Did Stevie Y forget he was a teenager? Oh well, times have changed, I guess.

  6. When you talk about expectations changing I think that only works when you are exceeding expectations. If Lalonde and the team had done worse than expectations, nobody would have defended Lalonde and "changed expectations" to support him in a downturn. So, it's a little bit unfair to judge more harshly when doing better but not give him a break if he does worse. It's like he can't catch a break either way. The truth is we exceeded expectations even while missing the playoffs and we have a lot to look forward to next season.

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