The speculation was bound to happen simply due to the coincidence of Ken Holland’s contract coming to an end at the same time as Steve Yzerman’s, who also let slip that he wants to spend more time “at home.” We gather that home isn’t Cranbrook, Canada, for Mr. Yzerman and family — it’s Detroit. On the Bolts’ first trip to Pizza Pizza Arena, two interesting ideas surfaced amid all the noise.
The first is via Chris Nichols, who transcribed an excerpt from Elliotte Friedman’s 31 Thoughts podcast. Friedman speculated that instead of Yzerman taking Ken Holland’s position, would he consider being Detroit’s Brendan Shanahan instead?