Steve Yzerman
Steve Yzerman
Stephen Gregory "Steve" Yzermanis a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and current general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. Yzerman spent his entire NHL playing career with the Detroit Red Wings and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth9 May 1965
CountryCanada
feeling tried
I tried to get through the first part of camp, that was my concern, and got through it and I was feeling pretty good,
bit communication country guys knowing players similar together unique whether worked
Every country's players play a similar style, every country is a little bit unique in how they play. I think those guys are really comfortable together on the ice. Whether it's just communication or just knowing the player a little bit better, I'm not sure, but it worked well with the Russians.
continue overtime playing prefer tie
Personally, I'd prefer to continue playing the overtime after tie games.
high last sat seems slower watched year
Being out last year with an injury, I sat up high and watched a lot of games, and you see so much more and it just seems so much slower from up top.
continue goal quick
That was kind of the goal and that comes pretty quickly. Things go pretty quick and you're there. Before you know it, you're 35 and you want to continue playing.
bad decision movement red retire seeing
It's too bad that decision had to be made ... I always thought he would retire a Red Wing. I think we will be seeing more of this kind of movement now with the salary-cap system.
played together worked
It's worked out well. We've been together for a while and played effectively.
great played player role strong
He's a great young player and he played a big role for us. ... But we'll do what we can. We still should have a pretty strong lineup.
coaching dave guys
I don't see (a new coaching perspective) being a problem, ... It's different. Mike's personality is just different than Dave Lewis' and Scotty's. ... Guys like a challenge.
club follow former impact job management matters maybe olympic players potential scouting sure team whether
I follow what's going on in the game, who's going where and what former players are doing, ... Whether you're in scouting or management or coaching, you have an impact and it matters how your team does. You make sure you do your job well because you have a potential to make a difference. Just being a part of an organization -- whether it be the Olympic program, or just your own club -- maybe you're not on the ice, but it still matters to you.
deserve playing sure
For me at this stage, now, I've got to play really well to keep up and make sure I'm playing well enough to deserve to be on that line.
blue far goal goes line puck
Now the puck goes from the goal line to the far blue line just like that.
depth following game next people ready realized whether
We have a little more depth than people realized that we have. When I'm ready to play, I'll know whether that's the next game or the following game.
against everybody feels games guys home ice mean played playoff
We've played a lot of games against each other, and a playoff series, and lot of guys on their team, and on ours, have played in the other building. Home ice doesn't mean a thing. Everybody feels comfortable, and all the games have been good.