News: Yzerman To Be Tampa GM (Update)
Former Ranger Nick Kypreos tweets that Yzerman turned down the job until an offer he couldn’t refuse was presented, potentially with an ownership stake.
Original Post: 9:21AM
Elliote Friedman of CBC tweets that Steve Yzerman will be named General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Jeff Marek of Hockey Night In Canada confirms that Yzerman will be the choice.
…Yzerman was the long rumored choice but he waited so long that it seemed like he may have passed on the opportunity. Instead he took his time to figure out what he wanted to do and he has the job of making Tampa Bay into a contender again.
With Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman to build around, Yzerman has a good start in Tampa.
Maybe he can bring Vinny Lecavalier‘s game back to prominence. And for those who think it could be a problem between Lecavalier and Yzerman over Team Canaa, there are two things. One, Yzerman won Gold so he did his job right and two, in regards to Jeff Carter being the last addition in case of injury instead of Lecavalier, Carter was sent home because he wasn’t needed. You can’t send Vinny Lecavalier home, he is too high profile of a player and it would have been a distraction.
