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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Heck, Yzerman may have been called a genius a bit prematurely. Back in his stomping grounds, he's not moved the bar that much IMO. They are still a non-PO team, with a roster that isn't exactly young. Their best player is 25 and they really only have one promising young forward on the roster - Raymond and one on D (Seider). When Raymond hits 25, Larkin will be 31, Bertuzzi 32. They'd better have found a bunch more talent to fill in the holes by then. And hope that goalie Ned pans out.
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He's only been there 2 1/2 years, these things take time.
I think this is part of what people overlook with a tear it down rebuild, it doesn't happen overnight.
8-10 years to build a true contender if you want a true tear it down rebuild, and to build through the draft and development system.
The biggest problem with Detroit's re-build is that Zadina (6th overall) and Rasmussen (9th overall) are looking like busts, and those guys were selected before Yzerman got there.
The first two high picks that Yzerman made, Raymond and Seider, weren't consensus picks when they were taken and they have been home runs so far. He might regret Edvinsson over Eklund in the 2021 draft, but I'm not going to question Yzerman. I did that when he took Seider and anyone who did that looks stupid now.