GM Steve Yzerman made 11 picks in his first draft since taking control of the Red Wings. Filmed June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Steve Yzerman will be making calls when the free agency interview period begins, but not to one of his own guys.
NHL teams can begin reaching out to free agents Sunday, getting a head start on the signing period that begins July 1. Yzerman repeatedly has said he isn’t going to make a big signing just for the sake of making a splash in his first offseason as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, but naturally he’ll do due diligence.