Yzerman Media Availability; July 4th (12:45)

[Holden Caufield]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808882520861094322

Strange he is doing this on a Holiday. Not the best way to win over the media.

May indicate he is close to content for now.
We’ll see what he has to say.

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[Austrianwing]

Guess someone tripped over a plug or something... That ended rather abruptly, lol.

 

[Holden Caufield]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808910175446724841

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808908901833687224

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808907014384304339

 

[norrisnick]

Ed, Al, and Jonny are up. Use them, Lalonde.

 

[Holden Caufield]

Full session is now posted by the team;

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808906106917240965

 

[Austrianwing]

Guess I didn't miss much. I guess the live youtube feed cut off about 2 seconds before Stevie got up to leave

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

AlJO could quietly surprise and be a good 2nd pairing LHD out of the gate.

 

[Frk It]

Not a press conference that really made my feel great about anything.

Believe he was asked if he thought the team was better than last year and he said it’s probably the same.

The whole vague spiel about not having a timeline and preaching patience and we’re still building is getting kinda old.

He mentioned Berggren and Johansson several times and said he expects a bigger role for Edvinsson.

Did say at one point another move (implied a trade) was possible but nothing imminent.

Also said Ed, Johansson, Gustafson can play both sides on defense when asked about pairings.

Don’t know if he mentioned Chiarot, Maatta, or Holl one time? Read into that what you will.

 

[Chris Langlois]

I wish someone would have flat out asked him about moving or trying to move the Holl contract. Other than that I liked what he said. I do think Derek will be on a tight leash if the team struggles defensively again. Steve talked about hopefully the team doesn't need so many dramatic ot wins, crazy comeback wins or blowing big leads. He fully expects then to be keeping more pucks out and with Coach Q available lalonde better be better.

 

[Oddbob]

Really don't like him saying he is good with the blueline they have right now.

 

[Euro Twins]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808882520861094322

Strange he is doing this on a Holiday. Not the best way to win over the media.

May indicate he is close to content for now.
We’ll see what he has to say.

I don't think he gives a f about the media

 

[ShanahanMan]

I wish someone would have flat out asked him about moving or trying to move the Holl contract. Other than that I liked what he said. I do think Derek will be on a tight leash if the team struggles defensively again. Steve talked about hopefully the team doesn't need so many dramatic ot wins, crazy comeback wins or blowing big leads. He fully expects then to be keeping more pucks out and with Coach Q available lalonde better be better.

Seriously!! Helen St James is over here asking about nutrition when there are some super obviously questions that never get asked. Don’t understand it.

 

[Holden Caufield]

Another interesting takeaway…
He more than hinted that Gustafson was brought in to play the right side.

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

Really don't like him saying he is good with the blueline they have right now.

He's not gonna say it's bad though is he?

 

[TheOctopusKid]

Yzerman treats media as entirely perfunctory. He knows he’s obligated to speak to them but sees them entirely as a liability. I think it was Friedman last year who basically told a couple of Yzerman stories but the TL;DR, he doesn’t share anything with them because there’s no point and he sees it as a competitive disadvantage to do so both with players and with other teams.

So he is both very … truthful with his answers but it’s all half truths by omission. “I’m happy with our defense”… yes, technically that is true, but what he doesn’t say is “…but I’m still actively going to try to add better players and remove ones I don’t think are performing”

Or “I fully expect our young players to play big roles going forward” but it’s the unspoken …”…in five years” or “…if they really commit to improving themselves”

He speaks in vague general truths because he just doesn’t see any point or value in sharing anything more than that with the press

 

[TheOtherOne]

Nobody asked why we paid to give Walman away?

 

[Dotter]

Not a press conference that really made my feel great about anything.

Believe he was asked if he thought the team was better than last year and he said it’s probably the same.

The whole vague spiel about not having a timeline and preaching patience and we’re still building is getting kinda old.

He mentioned Berggren and Johansson several times and said he expects a bigger role for Edvinsson.

Did say at one point another move (implied a trade) was possible but nothing imminent.

Also said Ed, Johansson, Gustafson can play both sides on defense when asked about pairings.

Don’t know if he mentioned Chiarot, Maatta, or Holl one time? Read into that what you will.

were you expecting him to pull out a chart and pointer? He's vague because he doesn't know what prospects are going to have an impact. He's vague because he doesn't know if a J.T. Miller type trade happens.

Otherwise, he did say 5 to 10 years. But it was unclear if he meant 5 to 10 years starting at the 2024 hockey season or when he came into office.

He didn't mention Maatta, Chairot or Holl by name, but he did mention he expected more injuries on defense last season, but they all stayed relatively healthy. This upcoming season he would rather not carry 6.4m in the press box.

Lastly, he said he's not done adding.

Nobody asked why we paid to give Walman away?

Yes. That was last week on draft day 2 and he gave a plausible answer.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Yes. That was last week on draft day 2 and he gave a plausible answer.

What was that? I missed it.

 

[DatsDeking]

What was that? I missed it.

Essentially it was “it’s hard to move cap” and “I honesty tried.”

That’s a loose paraphrase.

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

Did think it was odd no one asked about Holl. But we know he tried to get rid of Holl at the trade deadline earlier this year so you'd imagine he's trying again now.

 

[ZDH]

What was that? I missed it.

Believe he said "I would've attached a first. F*** that guy."

Paraphrasing.

 

[Oddbob]

What was that? I missed it.

Helene asked 2-3 things, one of which was external issues, and he said a little of all she asked why they moved him.

 

[DamonDRW]

Nobody asked why we paid to give Walman away?

Are you surprised? These guys make money asking polite questions and writing polite articles.

 

[The Flying Octopus]

Seriously!! Helen St James is over here asking about nutrition when there are some super obviously questions that never get asked. Don’t understand it.

Chris Illitchs muppets

Bought and paid for

 

[ShanahanMan]

Chris Illitchs muppets

Bought and paid for

If Helene is Illitch’s muppet, she needs new strings