Yzerman hints at career beyond Red Wings,

[Shutemdown 23]

Link:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...84gFA54ym24A%3D

Kind of sad to read. It's hard to think of him being the face of any other franchise...

[toby91_ca 620]

He has eluded to this and pretty much has used the same words to describe his thoughts several times in the past.

No one should be surprised by the potential of him leaving the organization at some point in the future.

[Echolalia 2,961]

Although I'd be sad to see him go, he's definitely paid his dues and deserves whatever dreams he wants to follow. We're pretty stacked in our office, so there isn't much real opportunity here.

[T.Low 1,011]

IMO, he may already be more capable of handling a GM role than a few GM's around the league (Vancouver for one example). You can't stop a great man from moving up. But yes, it's sad to think of him anywhere other than the Detroit Red Wings.

But just because he may leave someday, doe not mean that he won't return some other day.

Edited September 22, 2008 by T.Low

[Aussie_Wing 354]

When you've got such a passion for the sport chances are you'll move to where the best opportunities lie.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

IMO, he may already be more capable of handling a GM role than a few GM's around the league (Vancouver for one example). You can't stop a great man from moving up. But yes, it's sad to think of him anywhere other than the Detroit Red Wings.

But just because he may leave someday, doe not mean that he won't return some other day.

Hopefully he doesn't think 3 seasons as the Wings VP makes him GM material. He's got to put more time in as an executive before he can reach the highest executive office on a team.

I certainly hope he isn't going to leave the Wings, but this isn't that big of a deal guys. He may be top 10 all time in scoring, but is he going to be top 10 all time in management? If the Wings have better managers ahead of him they won't push those guys aside to give Stevie the job just because he was a franchise player on this team.

[HD30 6]

Hopefully he doesn't think 3 seasons as the Wings VP makes him GM material. He's got to put more time in as an executive before he can reach the highest executive office on a team.

I certainly hope he isn't going to leave the Wings, but this isn't that big of a deal guys. He may be top 10 all time in scoring, but is he going to be top 10 all time in management? If the Wings have better managers ahead of him they won't push those guys aside to give Stevie the job just because he was a franchise player on this team.

Hence why we are sad about Stevie possibly leaving and not kenny.

[norrisnick 1]

If/when he leaves I hope he heads East so I won't be forced to root against him. Ottawa would be a nice place for him, being his pseudo-hometown and all.

[Guest CaliWingsNut]

Anyone else notice the caption on the photo next to this article??

"Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman holds the Stanley Cup aloft Saturday night in Joe Louis Arena in celebration of the Wings four game sweep over the Flyers in the NHL Finals."

I don't think that happened saturday.

[detroitdan 0]

Hopefully he doesn't think 3 seasons as the Wings VP makes him GM material. He's got to put more time in as an executive before he can reach the highest executive office on a team.

I certainly hope he isn't going to leave the Wings, but this isn't that big of a deal guys. He may be top 10 all time in scoring, but is he going to be top 10 all time in management? If the Wings have better managers ahead of him they won't push those guys aside to give Stevie the job just because he was a franchise player on this team.

Brett Hull has less management experience and he seems to be doing a decent job in Dallas...Yzerman will be a star GM when he gets the chance

[auxlepli 17]

I won't be surprised, but I'll be very sad if he leaves the Red Wings organization.

[Doggy 130]

Anyone else notice the caption on the photo next to this article??

I don't think that happened saturday.

No it was a Saturday.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

How old are his daughters? That could be a good indication of if/when he might move.

[Doggy 130]

How old are his daughters? That could be a good indication of if/when he might move.

Nah, they're pretty young. I think the oldest, Isabella is like 14 or 15. The other two are a fair bit younger.

[Tane 17]

I say let him go. Let's keep Kenny holland for another 15 years or so. Let Yzerman bounce around the league, have some success, and when holland is done, let's hire an experienced Stevie Y to To take over.

Let him go and get as much experience as possible. then when we're ready for him, sign him up

[Electrophile 3,554]

I can't see Steve with any other team, in whatever capacity. If it happens, that'll be hard to accept. That said, he should go where his future lies and if it's not here right now, then that's what it is.

[stormboy 47]

I say let him go. Let's keep Kenny holland for another 15 years or so. Let Yzerman bounce around the league, have some success, and when holland is done, let's hire an experienced Stevie Y to To take over.

Let him go and get as much experience as possible. then when we're ready for him, sign him up

whether or not this is realistic or not remains to be seen, but i one hundred percent agree with the sentiment. obviously, you can't be a wings fan without loving stevie y, but overall, i'm very happy with holland as gm. yeah, bertuzzi trade, whatever. it's been discussed a million times--like any great anything, you're not really great unless you take some risks. whatever. i'm happy. at least he didn't trade a future hall-of-fame catcher away for more of the same s***ty relief pitching. *shrug*

at the same time, if the man still wants to move up in the game, let him do so--we owe him that much, at least. (if you love something, you've got to let it go -- the hoodies.) but i think it'd be brilliant if, say, holland retires, and 19 has done a bit of gm'ing around the league and wants to come back here for the last few years of his executive career...what a storybook ending. *shrug* we can keep dreaming. at this point, i'll agree that yzerman probably doesn't have enough executive "experience" to be a great gm, but i have a hard time seeing someone else being a better judge of talent and character. he's got the ability, i think, just needs to refine the skills.

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

Just like any career, regardless of if it is in professional sports or whatever else, if you are serious about advancing in your career sometimes the best chances for advancement might be outside of where you have lived or worked for a long time, or where you might want to first live or work. I'd love to see Yzerman be a Red Wing forever in his years in the front office, but realistically that might not be possible especially if he wants to run his own team. If or whenever the time may come for him to part ways with Detroit, I wish him no ill will, and hope he does well if he does in fact run his own team down the road.