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
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.
depth half question strong worse year
We're worse off without Pavel, ... We still should have a pretty strong lineup, but there's no question we don't have the depth we had a year and a half ago.
good lose mason played strong tough
They've got a lot of good players, a good defense, and I think Mason has played very well for them when he's been in the net. It's tough to lose a goalie that's been so good for you, but they still have a strong team.
hope stronger team week
A week like this is good, and I hope it propels us to be a stronger team and play better in the future.
stay-strong stay-positive healthy
I'm exhausted trying to stay healthy.
again enjoy fighting forward gets guys strong ways work
You know, I'm comfortable with it and in some ways I look forward to it, ... As much as I'd like to compete, it's difficult. It gets old. You're battling; guys are big and strong and fast. You're fighting time. So in some ways, when it's over, I'll have a sense of relief. It's a lot of work and I enjoy doing it, but again I look forward to when it's over as well.
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.
goal stanley win
Our team's goal is always to win the Stanley Cup.
decision
I think I'll make a decision after the playoffs. Let's see how they go and go from there.
happy hearing knowing past walking
Just knowing that I'm walking in there, not because of what I've done in the past but because they want me to be a part of it. Hearing that, I'm happy to be back.
exciting great highlights himself loss player
I think it'll be a big loss for the NHL. Such a great player and conducted himself professionally. An exciting player to watch. Just so many highlights of things he could do on the ice.
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.
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.
obviously period played third
We obviously played much better. It was a disappointing third period (Saturday) to say the least. We rebounded pretty well.