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
bit gap open stock win
You can't much stock in one or two games. But if we're able to win these games, it will open the gap a little bit more.
continue overtime playing prefer tie
Personally, I'd prefer to continue playing the overtime after tie games.
attitude everybody figure game gotten gradually mood next ready saturday start thinking time trying upset
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.
decision quick
I can pretty much make a quick decision on what I want to do for the future.
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.
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.
love tired
I'd love to do it one more time. . . . I'll never get tired of doing this.
bit exciting expect hoping people surprised
A little bit surprised I guess, I don't really expect that. But I think when it all comes out - I don't know the whole story yet - but when it all comes out it won't be as exciting I think as a lot of people are hoping it's going to be.
best came far few game minute personal quick score thoughts wait wrapped
You're so wrapped up in the game, and then they score with a minute to go, I don't really have a whole lot of thoughts other than, it just came to a quick end. As far as my personal situation, it's best to wait a few days, then I can pretty much make a quick decision.
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.