Asked if he had reached out to Yzerman, Ilitch said, “No, we have not done that. He is under contract and we generally have a rule within our organization not talking about executives or others who are under contract with another organization.
“There’s not a lot I can say about that other than I know his contract is expiring this summer, and leave it at that.”
While I appreciate reporters asking Ilitch this question while he’s talking Tigers in Lakeland, you also have to appreciate the diplomatic way Ilitch framed the response, which is basically “uh.