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Comments from Steve Yzerman, the GM of the Red Wings, at the end of the season press conference saying, “We need better players.”
Comments from Steve Yzerman, the GM of the Red Wings, at the end of the season press conference saying, “We need better players.”
Which is interesting, ’cause he’s the GM, so that’s his job.
Which is interesting, ’cause he’s the GM, so that’s his job.
what do we think about this comment, and how many better players do they need?
what do we think about this comment, and how many better players do they need?
Like, what, what, what’s gonna fix Detroit now?
Like, what, what, what’s gonna fix Detroit now?
They had a chance to get better players, Katie.
They had a chance to get better players, Katie.
It was called the trade deadline.
It was called the trade deadline.
Oh.
Oh.
And Detroit, you didn’t get better players at the deadline.
And Detroit, you didn’t get better players at the deadline.
You just kind of did not much.
You just kind of did not much.
And, like, they could’ve had a Vincent Trocheck here.
And, like, they could’ve had a Vincent Trocheck here.
He would’ve been a better player.
He would’ve been a better player.
He probably could’ve got them into a playoff spot.
He probably could’ve got them into a playoff spot.
They could’ve went hard on, you know, Robert Thomas.
They could’ve went hard on, you know, Robert Thomas.
So I don’t know if it’s Steve Yzerman saying, “I had a chance to get better players, and I didn’t do it.
So I don’t know if it’s Steve Yzerman saying, “I had a chance to get better players, and I didn’t do it.
Now we need to go get it.”
Now we need to go get it.”
Yeah.
Yeah.
But, you know, it just feels like you’ve been at the helm for how many years, and you haven’t gotten the players that are gonna take you there.
But, you know, it just feels like you’ve been at the helm for how many years, and you haven’t gotten the players that are gonna take you there.
Who exactly are you blaming?
Who exactly are you blaming?
Right.
Right.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, they need three better players.
Yeah, they need three better players.
They need another center, as Mike mentioned.
They need another center, as Mike mentioned.
Okay.
Okay.
Like a Trocheck.
Like a Trocheck.
and they need two more defensemen that can play- Okay in their top four and push down some of their weaker players into smaller roles.
and they need two more defensemen that can play- Okay in their top four and push down some of their weaker players into smaller roles.
They need more support for Seider and Edmonson, who are obviously their best two blue liners.
They need more support for Seider and Edmonson, who are obviously their best two blue liners.