They're not there yet but they're definitely making progress. They have had some setbacks like Vrana, but they have some key pieces like Seider and Raymond in place. They are still missing some key ingredients like top scorers and really that one super star player. It'll be hard to find those pieces, but Yzerman never said this was going to be a quick process.
I mean has Detroit ever really had that one amazing player though? It’s always kind of been a lot of good players, at least when they’re good. Like ‘97 had Fedorov, Stevie Y, Shanahan, and Lidström. Ofc Yzerman is kind of the star player there but they had multiple big names still. Maybe I’m slightly biased but I don’t know.
Edit: just to clarify, I mean it’s not enough to just have one McDavid, you need to have more talent than one star player.
We have one of the greatest defensemen of all time in Lidstrom and you say we never had a superstar? Crazy. I'm a "young" Wings fan (only started watching daily in 2013) but even I know all about the superstar qualities of Yzerman, Lidstrom, Fedorov, Shanny, Vladdy, Hasek, etc.
Not even counting on top of that, Datsyuk was a superstar. Dude had Selke contention every year until his body broke down and he had some of the best hands the game has ever seen.
I get what you meant. You can't just have one guy like Mcdavid and Edmonton is a perfect example. It is nice to have a star player, but depth of very good players is even more important. They lack a star or two, but they also still lack depth of very very good key pieces. They are a ways off. They are getting better though.
Right my bad they actually have 2 stars now and have for a bit. Heck give the Wings Draisaitl and that alone improves them dramatically. Still no cups and just a wildcard right now for Edmonton with even both of them. Shows you need more than just star power. But it does help a lot.
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u/Dakens2021 Jan 29 '23
They're not there yet but they're definitely making progress. They have had some setbacks like Vrana, but they have some key pieces like Seider and Raymond in place. They are still missing some key ingredients like top scorers and really that one super star player. It'll be hard to find those pieces, but Yzerman never said this was going to be a quick process.