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This year’s global success across the Detroit Red Wings organization could prove wrong people who doubted Steve Yzerman’s plan.
In the past years, Steve Yzerman was widely criticized for his managing style. He was used as the scapegoat for the team’s decade-long rebuild far more than he deserved, and now, things could finally turn his way.
Perhaps no one is more satisfied with the way the season has been going than Yzerman.
Three rookies started the season in the NHL, including Emmitt Finnie, who’s among the best rookies in the league so far, with four goals and four assists in 10 games.
The excitement surrounding Finnie, Michael Brandsegg-Nygaard, and Axel Sandin-Pellikka is truly great to see, but it almost overshadowed something else.
The Detroit Red Wings Rebuild Went a Long Way
Since he joined the Wings’ management team in 2019, Yzerman has kept building the foundations of a strong team.
Seider, Raymond, and Edvinsson have developed into real NHLers who can compete and win against the elite of the NHL.
Yzerman drafted well, and all these players are a big reason for the Wings’ success today.
But he kept drafting well later, and the standout prospects not currently in the NHL are lighting up the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins.
When all the players drafted by Yzerman are ready to play in the NHL, the Wings will have a lot of depth, and the GM will finally get the recognition he deserves.
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