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