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
felt game general good handle jump quite situation somebody
I didn't have quite as much jump as the game went on, but in general I felt pretty good. And when I show that I'm able to handle more and I'm effective, I'll play more. We really have some pretty good depth, so there isn't really a need to have somebody play a ton. And my situation allows me to play more if need be.
guys intensity level regular spur
For the guys going to the Olympics, the intensity and level of play will really spur them on for the remainder of the regular season.
decision quick
I can pretty much make a quick decision on what I want to do for the future.
good matter popular teams wanting
He's a really good guy. He's a popular guy. I think it's a matter of teams wanting him.
coaching dave guys
I don't see (a new coaching perspective) being a problem, ... It's different. Mike's personality is just different than Dave Lewis' and Scotty's. ... Guys like a challenge.
love tired
I'd love to do it one more time. . . . I'll never get tired of doing this.
again determine ready saturday skate sunday whether
I'm going to skate again Saturday. I'm not ready to play today. We'll skate Saturday and determine whether Sunday is a go.
cup opportunity stanley thrilled
I'm getting one more opportunity to play for the Stanley Cup so I'm pretty thrilled about that.
best fan rules
I'm not a big fan of the shootout, but it's in the rules now and you have to make the best of it,
hardest since skated
the hardest really I've skated since the first of the week.
real ice too-much
It's almost like you see too much, because when it happens for real, everything flies at you so fast, you never get a sense of the ice and where everyone is at that one moment.
play missing knows
I'm never gonna play again, and I know I'm really, really going to miss it.
sports trying roles
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.
time ice littles
When you're on the ice, you have very little time, you see very little, and everything happens really quick.