StreetHawk
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The high end rarely hits the market. Yzerman appears to be going back to the old DRW model of marinating their prospects longer in the A, basically eating up almost all or all of their ELC contract down in the A before they become full time NHLers. He has to be prepared to do what LA has done and move prospects and picks when the time comes to make a move to get a guy before he hits the open market. Teams like Minny/Win were not going to allow their guys to hit UFA for nothing.When the time comes after SFY has accumulated numerous assets, has a fully developed pipeline of prospects and the right guy hits the market, Yzerman will be in a postition to strike, but that is still likely years away.
He had 3 second rounders in 2019 and 2020 who would be 21 and 22 this year in 2023. Doesn't appear that he plans on having any of them make the Detroit roster. Which is fine. But they do need to track well in their development to be worth something in trade in a year or two should that be the timeline of when Yzerman makes his move.