Detroit Red Wings Fans NEED to Keep Faith in Steve Yzerman

Darren McCarty breaks down to Neal Ruhl on why Detroit Red Wings fans need to keep calm and continue to trust GM Steve Yzerman. While D-Mac has been the leader on supporting the Yzerplan, some fans have recently begun to question some of the Wings moves. While the hopes are high for Hockey Town's future, will faith in Yzerman remain? Like, Subscribe and leave your comment below!
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[@musicman532]

Your absolutely right Big D the people complaining about the Job Stevie is doing couldn't manage a Kool aid stand let alone the Red wings. Your doing great Steve keep up the good work.

[@mr.bright_side]

Many don't know about long-range plans and execution these days. The Wings are in excellent shape for now and a long time.

[@jchristner82]

I'm still with Yzerman. I know he's pouring his heart and soul into making the team better and making the decisions he thinks is best. I feel that the signings have been pretty low risk/short term deals. Unfortunately it means he probably doesn't see that many NHL players who are developing within the next 3 years that are already in the system. So either he has to overpay in free agency (which wasn't worth it, maybe next year) or build from within which takes years to develop and a little bit of luck that the drafted guys pan out. I also like how he has targeted signing players within the Red Wings age group (for the most part) and these have been players who were first round picks so I know that somewhere within their fan base there are fans who are like "ugh why didn't we give him a chance" - just like when someone of ours (ie Zadina) doesn't work out.

[@MagicMan11130]

Doubtful the moves have anything to do with the development of prospects. Outside of Compher at 5 years, most of the deals are for a year. Kasper and Mazur could both probably play right now if SY wanted them to. Lombardi looks like he’s only a year away. Edvinsson and Johansson are probably in the same boat as Kasper and Mazur on the defensive side. Bringing in Sprong, Gost and Fischer on 1 year deals just allows him the flexibility to not rush anyone in.

[@jchristner82]

@@MagicMan11130 It would be great if they could jump in that soon and help out!

[@MagicMan11130]

@@jchristner82 Kasper and Mazur are probably the only forwards with a chance to make the team out of camp. Edvinsson will be based off how quickly he gets into shape from his injury, and will likely need a conditioning stint in GR. Soderblom is really a wildcard. Cleary kind of made it sound like he could have tried harder working on areas that were asked of him. Bigger guys usually take more time to develop. Johansson looked to be NHL ready last year and would have been called up over Edvinsson if it wasn’t for his injury. We are bloated at defense right now, but it’ll start taking shape next season.

[@pjdaddio]

Spot on DMac. SY is precisely executing his GM duties in a manner consistent with how Scotty executed his coaching philosophy. It will not happen overnight. It took Scotty 2 years to convince SY to play both ends of the rink and when he did, look what happened. This was probably SY's most valuable hockey lesson. He is simply setting the team up for future success in the same manner Scotty taught him.

[@Dave-fo1cb]

19 players scored 40-60 goals this past year. Only 2 of them made it to the finals. Vegas won the cup their top goal scorer had 28 goals.

[@Nall412]

Did you guys purposely leave out James Reimer? As that graphic was up. With all the new signings.

[@vmi4172]

That signing leads me to believe my theory that Stevie is not in good health. Why sign Lyon right after? SO much of that he's done last 2 offseaons makes no sense at all! Boggles my mind. Whats going on last offseason but especially this offseason is so unlike Stevie the Great Im beginning to question his health. Either that or Holland is still secretly in charge telling SY what to do🤷‍♂

[@kylezammit1868]

@@vmi4172not in good health???? Wtf does that even mean

[@jacobhakim1889]

@vmi4172 that is one of the worst takes I’ve ever read from a human being. It’s okay that ur a casual wings fan but don’t come on here talkin bout Stevie’s health

[@jacobhakim1889]

Maybe spark a little goalie competition for the second spot because we know hussssoooo is the number 1 right now. Also did you not listen to the fuckin video?? IT ALL STARTS IN NET! I think there may be something wrong with ur health tbh

[@Rob-uc8zr]

@@vmi4172lol wtf are you smoking

[@mrme8836]

After seeing my wings win 4 cups, knowing many people have never seen their team win a cup. I honestly dont care if they dont win a cup in the next 5 years. I will always support stevie and his directions, ive seen that man pour his heart into those championships. I know for a fact his doing all his best for Detroit. Win or lose , ill always love watching my redwings

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

I support Stevie because I am greedy and absolutely want to get back to winning Stanley Cups in the next five years, or failing that as soon as possible thereafter. I understand that rebuilds take time, and I'm willing to give Yzerman the time he needs to get it done, largely because there is no one else who I would expect to be able to do it any faster or better.

[@ericfudurich7944]

How many cups have the Leafs or Oilers won with all those superstar forwards? Balanced teams win in the playoffs.

[@Nall412]

Ill agree with Dmac. The team is better going into this season coming. Alot better? We’ll find out

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

Cossa might be ready to dominate the NHL next season. If so, that would be awesome, but we shouldn't count on it. The worst thing that we could do is rush him into the NHL before he is ready. So they should (and I am confident that they will) evaluate where he is at in next year's training camp, and if he is not ready for the NHL yet at that time, then they should give him more time in Grand Rapids. It's not the end of the world if that happens. Goalies take longer to develop than skaters. I don't care how long it takes Cossa to get to Detroit, I only care about how good he will be when he gets here.

[@zacharyfranklin6510]

Time clock is Cossa. These pickups are to give current young players and the future prospects the ability to play with veteran accountability. Play defense and learn how to be effective on the PP and PK. These 1,2,3,5 yr contracts are set for the timing of the team and getting into the playoffs. Big splash signings do nothing if the farm isnt full 5 to 7yrs from now. Look at Toronto 2 top tier lines that dont forecheck and make up 3/4s the cap, 2 bottom lines with 700k to 900k players trying to keep up and new netminders every year.

[@bbeaup]

idk about cossa yet. too soon to tell but could be next zadina. looked pretty shaky and no the echl is not impressive. Don’t care about the random exceptions like makar or binnington. there is a lot to be desired from him still.

[@zacharyfranklin6510]

@@bbeaup your right, draper got picked up for a buck and Steve changed his game up for the team. We just gotta be patient. Let them grow. Playoffs are just worth alot to the owner if you dont win the cup

[@funkycoldzadina]

I can't understand why the geniuses who keep ripping Yzerman aren't NHL GM's? I mean they know it all. Just ask them. 🤭

[@williammontroy9024]

Bottom line is none … not one of these free agents signing hurts the team long term … none of the contracts are crippling .. they may be a bit high or a touch longer but no lifetime retirement contracts with massive hits . And they are a improvement over the depth of last year . It’s gonna be fine and I have a feeling a lot better than many of those upset about them are predicting. Still 100% with the captain here

[@Jayrobban]

My money is on Auston Matthews signing next offseason. The way Dmac said that at the end makes me think he's the only one that could really blow our minds as a free agent signing lol.

[@OldishGoalie]

Would love to hear Dmac's reaction to the Zadina news. Won't report if sent to GR? What a bust!!

[@davidkruse4030]

I don’t blame him. He basically asked for a divorce and it didn’t work. He is definitely a bust and this was clear. I just want to know laugh at all the wings fans who said just throw him into a package as a trade. Nobody wants him. My guess is he plays in another league such as the Swiss or khl.

[@Yochillitsthatserious]

@@davidkruse4030why play in the khl or Swiss league rather than ahl? Honest question, what makes those leagues preferable? Wouldn’t he still be making more money

[@ericfudurich7944]

Dude can't skate, defend, or shoot. He makes pretty nice passes, that's about it.

[@Shawn-pc6ki]

agree last year was his first cleaner year to do stuff. this is the second year. Yzerman been my guy since 1989(started watching hockey). I wont stop believing now

[@righteous247]

Dmac is correct. Listen and watch. You're here or you're not. The team got better. The only question at this point is about chemistry with a new roster.

[@LikeablePuppet]

For anyone concerned over the length of time it takes to rebuild a team, just play a few seasons of GM mode in any NHL game and youll have a totally different view of how this game works. Lowkey fun game mode too btw

[@gulfwarvet5710]

Holland signed horrendous long term contracts and drafted poorly. We’ll pay for that for a few more years. My guess is Jim Nill was responsible for the cups.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

Holland was a pacifier - when he got the job - it was because there was a serious rift within the organization between Scotty Bowman and Bryan Murray . Those two were having a hard time co-existing and so they put an ambassador type - to settle the situation down - until ultimately Scotty won out - and Bryan Murray moved on. Jim Nill was responsible for drafts and finding talent and they traded away all their draft picks in those days - so he found other ways to find talent - he did a fantastic job - was a huge loss but he had more than earned his shot and he got it - same with Yzerman

[@gulfwarvet5710]

Thank you for the explanation. I give Holland credit for even attempting to mediate those difficult personalities:-) It’s really difficult to see all the animosity toward Yzerman looking at the big picture. Expansion teams, Huge long term contracts, poor drafting and possibly keeping the playoff streak alive put the Wings behind many years.

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

The only ones who don’t are people who don’t know puck and act like they know all these prospects more than everyone else. This isn’t the NFL draft, nobody knows these guys outside of bedard and fantilli

[@JHockeyFan]

Eh the diehard hockey fans know the draft in regards to how scoring profiles, development route, league quality, and birthday/birthyear work. But the average fan in the States doesn't know 98% of the players in draft.

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

@@JHockeyFan none of the wings fans complaining about yzermans picks know these guys it’s pretty easy to tell

[@JHockeyFan]

@@YooperHatesOhioState A lot of intelligent Wings fans online are complaining about the draft philosophy of taking Gibson and Cleveland, two defensive defensemen who likely have little offensive upside, ahead of guys like Heidt, Dragicevic, Sawchyn, Lardis, Morin, Fisker Molgaard, Perron, Pinelli, all of whom have much higher offensive upsides.

[@Nacnud92]

I think saying that the Penguins success is over while they still have Crosby is a bit premature.

[@tbonthe3]

Out of your damn mind if you don't believe in Stevie. Have just a touch of patience damn it

[@therantwithgrant4271]

Augustine looked better than Cossa at development camp. They'll be a solid competitive duo in the future.

[@DF-je3lz]

Real fans will always believe in our team

[@treydelisle3530]

Didn't they win 5 more games than they did last season? Least that's an improvement sort of!

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

I wouldn't get too excited about a one-time improvement of five wins. What does get me excited is that every year since hitting rock-bottom in 2019-20, our winning percentage has improved (and I look at percentage rather than win total to account for the fact that two of these seasons were not full 82 game schedules). That sort of consistent improvement shows that the Yzerplan is working.

[@peterdragon6367]

In probably the toughest division

[@JHockeyFan]

The Penguins were already on the decline because they hadn't had a draft steal since Jake Guentzel in 2013 and traded most of their top picks away.

[@scottritcey5166]

Justin Holl, LOL.

[@kattzculo7739]

💯 DMac

[@Hellboydrw]

We have a defense team. Also a real scorer will have a downyear in Detroit,Till the defense has improved. We have at least two more years till time has come. Be calm people

[@Nall412]

Thats right too. Never thougt of that

[@kaputa814]

If we get Debrincat there's little left for free agency next year. 37 million projected in cap Debrincats contract at probably 8, mo at 8x8, Raymond on a bridge deal 3x5.25, Berggren2x3 if he isn't sent in the debrincat deal, and Rasmussen 2x3. That's 27.25 against 37 so we have 9.75 but little roster space even if we don't sign anyone and graduate Edvinsson, Kasper, and Mazur full time. Bye to Perron, Kubalik, Sprong, Ghost, and Reimer. If Fischer is a good fit, bring him back. Prices will go up however with the cap going up so not many 1 year deals and nobody will be had on the cheap. This is where Holl, copp, and Chiarot will be rough to stomach. 13.7 for guys that were necessary but really won't be then. They're better than, but not by much, the heavily mentioned howard, abby, and Nielson for the same cap in terms of value vs relevance/production When those contracts come off the books, we'll have to get Edvinsson and Kasper new deals, Raymond will need a 2nd raise if we don't go long term but the guy to watch at that time will be Justin Robertson in free agency

[@thekillers1stfan]

People talking shit about Holl are crazy, He's a good defenseman that is absolutely the victim of Toronto media

[@derekb3935]

Took wings 44 years to win cups again….. last time around , so giving it what 7 years . I can wait

[@Nall412]

I give him 1 more ‘grace’ season. After that. Gotta get the show rolling here

[@Razahoo7]

Should get your own life together. Its got to be pretty pathetic with the kind of takes you make.

[@therantwithgrant4271]

Exactly

[@Nall412]

@@Razahoo7🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭 the kinda takes I make

[@Nall412]

@@Razahoo7you just finished saying yourself a rebuild takes 10 years there bud. Chill out. And take a Valium. What exactly do you think I mean. ? When I say give him another year? Do you actually think I meant that the team should be cup contenders?

[@Nall412]

@@Razahoo7relax a bit there bud. Jesus. Lmaooo. Fuckin clown.

[@nickfury8973]

Is DMac hinting on Auston Matthews?! Both Nylander and Matthews need new contracts in Toronto. Cannot keep both. If they sign Matthews next summer, it is over

[@therantwithgrant4271]

Nylander is gone this year or next.

[@Nall412]

Lmaoo. I cant believe they left out Reimer. Jesus. Guys.

[@jonathanmoody390]

Tbh, there is no reason why we shouldn't have signed Debrincat.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

how about he is an easily replaceable piece- he is 5'6" . doesn't play defense on a team with a coach that is all about defensive structure - signing him would tie up a lot of $ for a long time in a non core position - is that enough or would you like me to continue ?

[@SLAZ3D]

The trade works both ways. It's not just up to Stevie and Detroit.... Ottawa has to accept as well.

[@dangermartin69]

He's not a free agent. He has one more year.

[@chadwickbarry8371]

We took Danielson, not Zach Benson and Axel, not Colby Barlow or Oliver Moore. Have to go this way now because the Y man has spoken like when Scottie made a move you have to trust in the final decision. That is how we are gonna build a winner the Y man has a long-term vision of what it is going to take to be a top-tier team again. Believe in the master plan and commit to training camp where it's going to be earned. The wings will fly as a stronger flock this year great job Y man. 🛝

[@Yochillitsthatserious]

What does the blue slide signify?

[@chadwickbarry8371]

@@Yochillitsthatserious A summer of fun for the fellas. Training camp will be key to an appearance in the playoffs. Be ready to go for a full 82 every point is going to be relevant. 🐣

[@davidlaffin5747]

But let's not ignore the guys that didn't work out that yzerman signed. Ned, Copp, Zadina(ext), Chiarot, Stephens, Gagner!

[@JHockeyFan]

The Holl signing is terrible. The Compher signing is good but makes Copp even more overpaid (unless Copp bounces back significantly). Gostisbehere & Sprong are great signings.

[@SLAZ3D]

Holl might suck but he's at least more physical than a lot of our previous D. Easy contract to dump if it doesn't work out.

[@autobotavengerfireballxl5339]

holl is a right shot dee that's it

[@JHockeyFan]

@@SLAZ3D So you're agreeing it was a terrible signing, like Chiarot was last summer

[@AH13371]

Holl was in a preasure chamber in Toronto so he could improve once taken out of it. Im not saying he well but there is a chance of that being true. The media and fanbase over there can be way over top and that seems to wear some players out. Kadri and Kessel are two examples of this

[@Nall412]

@@JHockeyFanHow was the Chairot signing terrible? Indulge me here for a bit. Lets go through it step by step

[@Yochillitsthatserious]

I Love McCarty but he is hardly articulate.

[@therantwithgrant4271]

He is absolutely not at all 😂

[@AH13371]

Part of his charm in my opinion, guy is a warrior who rubs shoulders with the common muck so to say

[@Nall412]

Really? I think he does a pretty good job. In many cases. What exactly do you hear and think? Whenever he’s talking about a certain subject?

[@JHockeyFan]

Except Vasilevskiy was much better than Cossa at the same age...

[@AH13371]

Should have went with Wallstedt

[@JHockeyFan]

@@AH13371 Correct

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

I've never got the sense fans were turning against Yzerman, it's mostly a media driven narrative. So please stop with the self righteous scolding for something y'all manufactured. The team has gotten better every year since Stevie took over, we all saw how far they had fallen, we all knew it was a major, from the ground up, rebuild.

[@JesseLyn22Americano-Filipino]

Misfits always play better

[@therantwithgrant4271]

DeBrincat is 25. I'd give him 7 years at 8 mil. You literally have ZERO goal scorers. You eother pay DeBrincat 8 to 9 million or you pay Nylander 9 to 10. You want elite talent, you gotta pay for it.

[@vmi4172]

This segment almost feels like North Korean propaganda at this point😂 I love my Cap Stevie Y to death but the last 2 offseason's were so bizarre(especially what just happened), so nonsensical you would have to be a fool not to question what's going on here. BTW: McCarthy saying "The man simply comes out and tells you what his game plan is"- well thats the problem ya dope(love you too Darren but I felt that was the appropriate word after hearing you say that)! After another underwhelming draft Stevie tries to save face and immediately says "we are still in rebuilding mode" HIS FREAKIN WORDS! Im like OK cool we're still in rebuilding mode, he learned from last offseason perplexing, mistake of a shopping spree so that can be forgiven and we do the logical thing from now out aka gonna play the kids and try to get a lottery pick that we desperately(we missed out on Michkov and Leonard BY ONE PICK) need as a franchise next season(kind of what we should have done last offseason!) But what does Stevie do immediately after making that statement?? He goes on another ill-advised and downright BONEHEADED shopping spree and gives us Chariot 2.0, Copp 2.0 and another bunch of loose change. Somebody check Stevie's health because either he's losing it or he's taking orders from Holland because its mind boggling what's going on here and as a hardcore fan its sickening at this point how we just spend 1/4th of our cap the next 3+ seasons on 2 DMEN who cant play D and 2 centers who cant score! I mean this is GM malpractice at it's finest. Any other GM would be fired for doing something so nutty😫All we fans can do is ask "whyyyyyyyyyy Stevie for the love of God whyyyyyyy" and cry at this point😭

[@rockencook]

What? We all know armchair GMs could do it better!

[@therantwithgrant4271]

Cossa is not even gonna be in Detroit next year unless an injury or multiple. Got lit up in the A. The AHL is waaaay different than the ECHL.

[@Yochillitsthatserious]

Compher and Holl contracts like Chiarot and Copp contracts are horrible. Ties up a lot of money for the next few years in players who do not produce.

[@crossface222]

Stop Shilling for Yzerman. This team sucks. 5 years and he’s given us nothing so far.

[@Nall412]

Its not exactly shilling. Alll it is. Is being realistic. What did u guys expect? The team to win a cup in a coupke years. Lmao 🤡

[@jeffs7826]

I am rooting for Stevie but this is his official PR team

[@oldjarhead386]

That’s all fine and dandy but where is the progress? Almost none in the last several years.

[@icedo1013]

Where did you get that progress would be linear?

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

Are u trolling

[@jakerain2820]

Does everyone have short term memories? They only won 17 games the year yzerman got here. One of the worst rosters in nhl history. This past season they were in the playoff hunt right until the last month. Thats just 4 years. Without not one single top 3 draft pick. To me its a miracle they are already performing this well lol

[@JHockeyFan]

They've made progress. Their biggest issue is many of the middle tier prospects are developing slower or trending in the wrong direction. They need guys like Mazur, Lombardi, Hanas, Johansson to hit relatively big to make major progress in the years to come.

[@ekim4363]

Amazing that a lot of fans think it’s add water and instant deep playoff run. Yzerman was handed a tire fire and now trying to fix that with no set time when the next Cup will be won. No guarantees with a rebuild, ask the Chicago Cubs about 108 years of rebuilding and Bulls since 1998. I bet a lot complained when Yzerman drafted Seider. Holland mailed it in those last seasons as GM.

[@nadaduo1765]

theirs no such thing as the yzerplan plan, more like the yzerscam lol you all got conned 😂

[@theirishman088]

Of course Darren is going for Yzerman bc he helps pay his bills and uses him as a puppet at games. Its a bust and when you have to restart your "plan" i think 2 or 3 times over you really don't know what you're doing. Yzerman is a great player but i don't know if he is gm material. He is over confident in his abilities and unable to produce but he is yzerman and he gets a pass in Detroit. These recent pickups are terrible and I don't blame you not talking about Reimer. For the people that are thinking this is a great build for the future with 1 and 2 year contracts i will bet half of this team will be gone in 2 years looking for better and longer deals if they are decent.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

please jump off ASAP - your delusional - there are 31 other teams in the NHL - if Steve Y - became available tonight - about 25 of those teams would seriously consider firing who they have to hire him by this weekend - that is who he is as a GM . He was asked to run team Canada twice - they don't give that to people who they are on the fence about . like I said - you are welcome to your opinion - please - go watch the columbus blue jackets all you want

[@caseyczarnomski8054]

The wings are mediocre at best. Is there a goal scorer on the team? Anyone who can hit 40 goals a year, 50 is just too much to ask. Darren wants a team of 10 to 20 goal scorers, and says shame on you for wanting more. What we have is half a team and until we get a few good players on the team might as well quit

[@Dave-fo1cb]

Vegas top goal scorer had 28 goals. They are team full of 15-20 goal scorers. they won the cup. Toronto and Edmonton have a few big scorers. How did that work out for them?

[@JHockeyFan]

Biggest Yzerman mistake might have been holding onto Blashill too long lmfao.

[@jacobhakim1889]

Why get a new coach if the team is in shambles

[@jacobhakim1889]

Keep tanking maybe we’d get lucky in the lottery……unfortunately we got fucked but no need to fire blashill any earlier

[@JHockeyFan]

@@jacobhakim1889 Lol they should have fired Blashill after 2018-19 or 2019-20 at the latest.

[@Nall412]

Lmaoooo Thats the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard. What does Blashill have anything to do with it?

[@Nall412]

@@JHockeyFan why? The team is still garbage. The team was still garbage with a new coach this oast season. Other then having a lil bit of upgraded players and getting an extra grand total of what? 6 more points than last season

[@blakemacdonald71]

I don't see what everyone is all pissy about

[@connorretard]

Yzerman knows what a cup winner needs to look like. However I seriously question the ability of the scouting staff to deliver the talent. Red wings scouting staff is a grind line echo chamber. Does this scouting staff know what high end talent looks like. Lucas Raymond is looking like a terrible pick as was pretty much every pick in the holland years.