The Tampa Bay Lightning are officially headed to the Eastern Conference Finals. Steve Yzerman has built an organization and team that is ready to compete every year. Sure, there were some growing pains along the way, but they’ve gotten almost to where Yzerman wants them — the last step being lifting a certain silver trophy over their heads, which Yzerman did as a player three times.
I remember a while back during this season, hockey journalist and McKeen’s prospect writer Grant McCagg (a Montreal Canadiens fan) lamented why Steve Yzerman was considered a “good” general manager.