A relatively wild week for this time of pre-season in the Atlantic continued today as news broke that Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager and Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman was stepping down from that role.
BREAKING: Steve Yzerman told #TBLightning players in a meeting today he’s stepping aside as GM to be in advisory role, per source. BriseBois taking over as GM.
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithTB) September 11, 2018
This news will be certain to lead to fans connecting pictures of bulletin boards with red string, but this could be a precursor to a Detroit return for its former captain.