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
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.
determine ready saturday skate whether
I don't know. Not ready to play today. Skate Saturday and determine whether Sunday's a go.
punch skates techniques throwing
I don't know much about the techniques of fighting, but I know throwing a punch on skates is a lot different than throwing a punch from the ground.
best clearly felt move player skate watching
I felt better than expected, but watching Henrik skate around out there, I'm pretty envious; I'd like to be able to move like that, ... He clearly was the best player on the ice.
hardest since skated
the hardest really I've skated since the first of the week.
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,
analyze best decision everybody few home leave needs next personal situation week wrong
The best thing for everybody is that we go home and analyze as an organization what happened, where we went wrong and what needs to be done for the future. I'd like to leave my personal situation for a few days, and next week I can probably make a decision on what I'm going to do.
cup opportunity stanley thrilled
I'm getting one more opportunity to play for the Stanley Cup so I'm pretty thrilled about that.
club follow former impact job management matters maybe olympic players potential scouting sure team whether
I follow what's going on in the game, who's going where and what former players are doing, ... Whether you're in scouting or management or coaching, you have an impact and it matters how your team does. You make sure you do your job well because you have a potential to make a difference. Just being a part of an organization -- whether it be the Olympic program, or just your own club -- maybe you're not on the ice, but it still matters to you.
played together worked
It's worked out well. We've been together for a while and played effectively.
They want me to come back and play and do what I can do, just come and play and try,
areas playing
We were playing collectively, I don't want to say our best, but very well in all areas of the game.
accept allow contact decide either eliminate goes head middle next players reduce sports step stuck
We penalize and suspend players for making contact with the head while checking, in an effort to reduce head injuries, yet we still allow fighting. We're stuck in the middle and need to decide what kind of sport do we want to be. Either anything goes and we accept the consequences, or take the next step and eliminate fighting.
given good hope ourselves season
We've had a good season and given ourselves a lot of hope for the playoffs.