Steve Yzerman wasn’t much for stealing the spotlight during his 22-year playing career in Detroit. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the first-year general manager is scheduled to pass on attending Sunday’s first game in Tampa since he left the powerhouse Lightning for the rebuilding Red Wings.
In typical Yzerman fashion, he plans on working behind the scenes at the under-20 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic, trying to lay the foundation for the kind of successful playoff runs Red Wings fans were accustomed to before this year’s dramatic drop into last place in the standings.