By AJ Petronzi
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After 27 years with the Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman finds himself standing on the other side of the ice tonight for the first time in his career, as he'll be rooting for his Tampa Bay Lightning during the teams’ only matchup of the season.
Yzerman left Detroit last summer after having been the GM for Canada's gold medal team at the Olympics and having seen his mentor, Ken Holland, given a contract extension as GM of the Wings. As GM of the Lightning, Yzerman has taken the team well into the lead of their division and likely into the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Yzerman, who has played down the hype surrounding the game, said he is thinking of this game as no different from any of Tampa Bay's 81 other games this season. However, Yzerman, who served as the longest tenured captain in NHL history while wearing the winged wheel in Detroit, has admitted that he hasn't cut ties with the D. He recently told media, "I still seek our Holland's advice on some of the decision's I've made this season."
And why not, with less injuries than last season, the Red Wings are right on top of the standings where they have sat for the last decade with Holland at the wheel. They enter tonight tied for fourth in the league...with Tampa Bay.
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After 27 years with the Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman finds himself standing on the other side of the ice tonight for the first time in his career, as he'll be rooting for his Tampa Bay Lightning during the teams’ only matchup of the season.
Yzerman left Detroit last summer after having been the GM for Canada's gold medal team at the Olympics and having seen his mentor, Ken Holland, given a contract extension as GM of the Wings. As GM of the Lightning, Yzerman has taken the team well into the lead of their division and likely into the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Yzerman, who has played down the hype surrounding the game, said he is thinking of this game as no different from any of Tampa Bay's 81 other games this season. However, Yzerman, who served as the longest tenured captain in NHL history while wearing the winged wheel in Detroit, has admitted that he hasn't cut ties with the D. He recently told media, "I still seek our Holland's advice on some of the decision's I've made this season."
And why not, with less injuries than last season, the Red Wings are right on top of the standings where they have sat for the last decade with Holland at the wheel. They enter tonight tied for fourth in the league...with Tampa Bay.
Read In Play! Magazine Here
