Where did Yzerman go wrong with the rebuild?

[PullHard]

I hate Tyler Wright, to the people who were talking about him

I will never miss an opportunity to wish him ill

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Or he realizes this team is garbage and might as well embrace the schmanking and add another big piece

Unacceptable to be tanking in Year 6 of a rebuild.

If that's the direction they take, then this rebuild is a failure.

 

[wingsfannn919191]

Unacceptable to be tanking in Year 6 of a rebuild.

If that's the direction they take, then this rebuild is a failure.

Rebuilds last longer than 6 yrs unless your fortunate enough to get a generational talent at 1 (which we never did) or get free agents like panarin and fox did with the rangers not copp's and comphers

Anyone who thought this team was going to compete this year with that d core and bottom 6 was seriously delusional

The kids coming up will be the ones to lead the way. Only Larkin raymond kasper seider edvinsson will be here 3-4 years from now. Lots of change coming

 

[RedWingzz]

Rebuilds last longer than 6 yrs unless your fortunate enough to get a generational talent at 1 (which we never did) or get free agents like panarin and fox did with the rangers not copp's and comphers

Anyone who thought this team was going to compete this year with that d core and bottom 6 was seriously delusional

The kids coming up will be the ones to lead the way. Only Larkin raymond kasper seider edvinsson will be here 3-4 years from now. Lots of change coming

1) no they don't last longer than 6 years, unless you're talking about Detroit and Buffalo

2)who's job is it to roster better D and bottom 6? It's Yzerman's job...so while you are correct in saying the bottom 6 and D on paper is trash, but that's Yzerman's fault, is it not?

 

[Oddbob]

1) no they don't last longer than 6 years, unless you're talking about Detroit and Buffalo

2)who's job is it to roster better D and bottom 6? It's Yzerman's job...so while you are correct in saying the bottom 6 and D on paper is trash, but that's Yzerman's fault, is it not?

Where would Toronto be if they hadn't lucked their way into Marner and Matthews and ditto for Edmonton with not 1 but 2 of the top 5-8 players in the game? If you don't get a huge franchise player when you are at the bottom, that makes your stay at the bottom longer. Toronto and Edmonton got lucky and we did not.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Rebuilds last longer than 6 yrs unless your fortunate enough to get a generational talent at 1 (which we never did) or get free agents like panarin and fox did with the rangers not copp's and comphers

If you do it right, they don't take six years just to get back into the playoffs.

Nobody is claiming that the Red Wings should be the Red Wings of old and be bonafide Cup contenders by now. But to be on the way toward a 6th straight non-playoff year under Yzerman's tutelage (in a League where literally half the teams get in) is a failure.

No other GM in a serious hockey market would have a leash this long.