Yzerman At The Trade Deadline

from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

Yzerman has been an unusually visible presence on this trip since joining the team Thursday at New Jersey. On Friday, he attended an intense practice meant to send a message after the team quit in the third period against the New Jersey Devils....

This deadline lacks obvious candidates. The established players with the most value — Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Filip Hronek — are core pieces in the rebuild.

Here is a look at players Yzerman might move in the next nine days.

F Andreas Athanasiou

Why: Athanasiou is a top-six caliber center/winger with explosive speed and soft hands. He is in the last year of his deal and will be a…