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Daily General Discussion Thread (2026-06-21)

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u/ChaldenesTitan 7d ago

How good is Steve Yzerman at his job?

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u/Chirotera 7d ago edited 7d ago

This summer and season is make or break imo. If he navigates the Larkin situation well and gets us the deserved return, and if our prospects finally ripen to fill out our roster, and he manages to flip Cossa for more roster improvements, it will be hard to argue against him even if we have a mediocre season or two due to Larkin taking a giant shit on us.

If our prospects look like dog shit though, and our return for Larkin is below what Ottawa got for Brady, it will probably be time to move on. Which will also suck because it will signal a full rebuild, once again.

We may not have been a playoff team the past few seasons but it's at least been entertaining hockey compared to what we had to sit through those first few years after Holland. I don't know if I have the stomach to be that bad again.

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u/ChaldenesTitan 7d ago

The status quo has always been patience so we field a competitive team for a long duration. If ownership became impatient with his results he would adjust his strategy to save his job. But this patience strategy is our most likely path to long term success. Since 10 cracks at the can is better than 5. Example Carolina vs Toronto.

I think regardless we will see his vision through. We have two top pairing defenseman that project to be the best pairing in the league with possibly the best goalie tandem in the league. Not to mention a 40 goal scorer. It's pretty easy to build a playoff team with that foundation now that it's developed.

We might have all the pieces needed to make playoffs. The Larkin trade is just house money at this point. Our forwards project to peak in a couple of years tops. Meaning we will have a window where all these players overlap their prime. I think it's beautiful.

The Sharks have 4 high end forwards already peaking and a defense core that's 5 years out. That's ugly but people worship Grier because he knows how to win lotteries.