The Detroit Red Wings are expected to be busy this summer. General manager Steve Yzerman recently spoke to the media and, like always, diverted expectations and continued to drive home the belief of building a competitive roster from within.
Yzerman is big on using draft capital to build a sustainable foundation. What does that mean exactly? It means rather than going out and overpaying for talent in free agency, Yzerman wants to draft and develop Detroit’s foundation, but by doing it that way, things take time. Time is something that isn’t necessarily running out for Yzerman because I am of the belief that he has as much time as he wants or needs from owner Christopher Ilitch.