NHL insider Frank Seravalli unveils Steve Yzerman's fate with the Detroit Red Wings
According to a recent report from Frank Seravalli, NHL insider of DailyFaceoff, Yzerman's on the hot seat and faces the pressure of making a move:
Detroit Red Wings
Projected cap space: $21.3 million (17 players signed)
Notable RFAs: Jonatan Berggren, Elmer Soderblom, Albert Johansson
Notable UFAs: Patrick Kane, Jeff Petry
The clock is ticking for GM Steve Yzerman to snap the Red Wings' nine-year playoff drought.
Projected cap space: $21.3 million (17 players signed)
Notable RFAs: Jonatan Berggren, Elmer Soderblom, Albert Johansson
Notable UFAs: Patrick Kane, Jeff Petry
The clock is ticking for GM Steve Yzerman to snap the Red Wings' nine-year playoff drought.
Yzerman's feeling the pressure, and Seravalli has unveiled a move may be incoming:
Detroit's first-round drafting has been excellent, but Yzerman's front office has made several blunders in free agency that have hindered the franchise's progress. Armed with over $20 million of cap flexibility again this summer - and with Yzerman sounding open to taking bold swings - the Red Wings must hit on their signings and trades to become a playoff-caliber team.
Bolstering the top-four defense, which falls off a cliff after Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson, is a critical need. Bringing in another top-six winger to upgrade the team's five-on-five scoring, which ranked 30th in the NHL this season, is essential, too.
If the Red Wings aren't able to land a top-tier, guaranteed solution to those needs in free agency, they should pivot to the trade market. Detroit's inefficient contracts, such as those for Andrew Copp, Vladimir Tarasenko, Justin Holl, and J.T. Compher, stem from overpaying for middle-class talent on the open market. There's no sense doing that when the Red Wings can leverage their complete set of draft picks and rich prospect pool to find better fits via trade.
Bolstering the top-four defense, which falls off a cliff after Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson, is a critical need. Bringing in another top-six winger to upgrade the team's five-on-five scoring, which ranked 30th in the NHL this season, is essential, too.
If the Red Wings aren't able to land a top-tier, guaranteed solution to those needs in free agency, they should pivot to the trade market. Detroit's inefficient contracts, such as those for Andrew Copp, Vladimir Tarasenko, Justin Holl, and J.T. Compher, stem from overpaying for middle-class talent on the open market. There's no sense doing that when the Red Wings can leverage their complete set of draft picks and rich prospect pool to find better fits via trade.
The ball is on your court now, Yzerman!
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