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
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He's asking a lot of questions, picking everybody's brain, trying to get a feel for everyone, ... He's very serious, very attentive to the details of each drill we did, stressing a high tempo and skating, and I assume that's something that's going to be stressed throughout training camp and the season.
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After Game 5 was over, everybody was upset and kind of thinking about the game and what went wrong, trying to figure it all out. Then gradually you start realizing, oh, we've got to get ready for the next game. So your attitude changes, your mood changes. We got in here Saturday night, and by the time everybody went to bed, I think everybody had gotten their frustration out.
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Before training camp, I had a couple of conversations on the phone and he threw some questions at me, ... In practices here, the way he wants things done is different. Like we were working the power play and penalty killing, and he has some different ideas on where he wants you to go and why he wants you to do it. So for me, I'm just trying to pay attention. ... I'm just trying not to make mistakes.
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I also feel I adapted. I was willing to try to fit into any role. The way I figured, it was always up to me to prove my worth, that I deserved to be here.
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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.
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Our team's goal is always to win the Stanley Cup.
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I think I'll make a decision after the playoffs. Let's see how they go and go from there.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We obviously played much better. It was a disappointing third period (Saturday) to say the least. We rebounded pretty well.
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Playoff hockey is the best way to market your team. It's the best way to grow your fan base and give hope to your players and for them to develop.
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Whether somebody is really competent - whether he has a good hockey mind, whether he's a good person to lead a hockey club - is something determined over a long period of time, not one tournament.