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Originally Posted by Detroiter
Yzerman was the team for until the mid 90s. He carried that team on his back. They became good because of Yzerman. If the wings hadn't drafted Yzerman do you really think those teams in the 80s and 90s make the playoffs? I highly doubt it and I also doubt all those Europeans would've been drafted. Devellano would've probably been fired before then. Yzerman saved his career with the Wings. His drafts after that until the 89 draft stunk and I doubt the wings would've kept him around if he hadn't drafted Yzerman.
You make it seem like Yzerman was just some guy that was along for the ride, but that's not the case. He made that team and without him there is no cups. We'd still win 3 cups without Lidstrom. Heck they would've won this 4th cup without Lidstrom. Without Yzerman there is no cups.
And another Konstantinov has not played so you can take into account anything. Yzerman played on a bad knee for 18 years, yes 18 years.
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You seem to think that I'm taking something away from Yzerman. I'll say it for about the 5th time in this thread.
YZERMAN
IS
MY
FAVORITE
NHL
PLAYER
EVER!
I don't like him because he was a nice guy or 'cuz he was with the team for his whole career. I like him because he was a GREAT PLAYER.
If Yzerman truly carried the team until the mid-90's and they wouldn't have won those Stanley Cups without him, he shoulda won cups his first three years in the league. It doesn't work that way. Yzerman was a HUGE part of what became a great all-around hockey club. He was a great player surrounded by lots and lots of other talented players. The 2002 ****ing team had 6 future Hall of Famers on it not named Steve Yzerman (Lidstrom, Shanahan, Chelios, Hull, Hasek, Robitaille) and some great players like Datsyuk, Federov, Larionov, Fischer, Holmstrom, etc. etc.
Without Yzerman, the Wings wouldn't have been as good. Without the other mega-talent the Wings have had over the years, no cups for Steve Yzerman.
It's a team game.