Just because a team is not good doesn't mean they were doing rebuilding properly in 2017. They still had a bunch of veterans on bad contracts, and they wouldn't scorch the earth while Zetterberg was still there.
2019 was the first season when they went full tank mode. Yzerman took the job knowing very well he won't be helping the team to get better in the first couple years. I believe one of the first things he said was there's going to be pain.
Now you are changing your original comment
They started their rebuild in 2017 and had their most valuable asset already in the system once Y took the job. Doesn’t mean the rebuild was perfect at the time but it had already started and who cares about them having bad contracts at the time? It’s part of a early rebuild. Every team that enters rebuild has anchors weighing against the cap. But the goal isn’t to be good at the time so it doesn’t matter.
People give Y lot of excuses for Detroit having bad luck in lottery.
But who’s the Gm of the team and what’s the job of a Gm?
Lottery isn’t the only way to add talent so if you feel you didn’t get the assets you needed from the draft you have to trade for them, sign them. Can’t be a top tier Gm and just cry non stop about bad lottery luck. Make your own luck, building the roster is on you and you are getting paid millions
So years later how does their rebuild look? = Average is the answer.
Lacks franchise talent at F, either from the lineup and prospect pool very questionable goaltending
But then we’ll again hear but but but but but. What has Y done to convince you he’ll land that missing franchise player withing the next 12 months? Damm nothing, but but but but he’s only in year 6, give me a break
Yzerman has improved his team every single season since he became GM (no other team has done so in that time frame btw)
He’s built a top 3 prospect pool in the NHL
Starting from literally rock bottom, that’s pretty damn good.
The top prospect coming over from that “2017 rebuild” is the great…. Michael Rasmussen??
Yes he has a good PPG #1C with some health issues.
That’s literally it lol.
& that’s the most valuable asset and the most difficult to land.. He had it already in the system
We are in year 6 of his masterplan and he has brought in zero elite forwards in. Detroit is severely behind multiple teams in the Atlantic and Buffalo& Montreal from behind have a better thing going.
They are stuck in no man’s land but I guess congrats on that. Making the 1st round will be your Stanley Cup with this plan, hurray
But but but but 6 years isn’t enough to add legit talent!!