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Yzerman runs Lightning, but Detroit still in his blood

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TONIGHT’S GAME

WHO: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings
WHAT: Game 3 of NHL Eastern Conference first-round best-of-seven playoff series (tied, 1-1)
WHERE: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
TV: Fox Sports Florida
RADIO: WFLA, 970 AM

If he’s in a nostalgic mood, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman may decide to take a stroll outside Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena before Game 3 Tuesday evening to check out the scenery.

Yes, Steve Yzerman Drive is still there. The Motown icon it’s named after is long gone.

When Yzerman left his job as a Red Wings executive in 2010 after a 22-year Hall of Fame playing career, you could trace the tracks of their tears on the faces of stunned Detroit hockey fans who believed he would always represent a proud organization.