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Thoughts On The GM

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

The Wings are a better team than when Yzerman returned from nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and in recognition of Tuesday's anniversary, here are 19 thoughts on how Yzerman has resurrected the franchise.

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No player has had more of an impact in a shorter amount of time than Moritz Seider, Yzerman’s first pick as Wings GM. Seider, who turned 21 on April 6, joined the lineup this season after spending 2020-21 in Sweden, where he established himself as an elite defenseman.