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NHL Trade Deadline: Tampa Bay Lightning

Steve Yzerman's first season as an NHL general manager has proceeded smoothly so far. The nucleus of the team he inherited -- powered by Steven Stamkos -- has the Lightning jockeying for the Southeast lead with three-time defending division champ Washington. In fact, Yzerman has already done something pundits have looked...

NHL Coaches, GMs on the Hot Seat

There's no shortage of NHL coaches and general managers who can take solace in how their job is safe for the time being. But when the curtain closes on the 2010-11 regular season on Sunday, April 10, watch for the pink slips to come. Maybe not as fast as in the NFL, which has Black Monday. But the axes will fall. Some...

Evgeni Nabokov's Turn Through Waivers Could Be Interesting

As noted Thursday, veteran goalie Evgeni Nabokov appears to be on the verge of a contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Because he went to Europe to start this season, Nabokov's return to the NHL will not just happen. Instead, he has to pass through waivers before he can join the Wings. Will Nabokov -- signed to a...

The NHL Cycle: First Half Awards, Best of the Weekend

Every Monday morning Adam Gretz and Chris Botta recap the week in the greatest hockey league in the world. We call it the NHL Cycle. HALF-SEASON AWARDS MVP: Sidney Crosby -- He's out with a concussion for at least a week, but nobody was better in the first half of the 2010-11 season. Nobody was particularly close. Top...

Taking Advantage of Speed, Lightning Race Out to Hot Start

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As the Lightning prepared for yet another playoff-style game on the West Coast, this time against the Sharks, Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher tried to look at his packed training room and sick bay and find the positives. "You can see how many guys we have banged up," Boucher said after his team's morning...

Steve Yzerman News From the Web

05/27/12 KELLY CUP CHAMPIONS: Yzerman picks up an assist,... Source: Naples Daily News - Naples FL As the winner of four Stanley Cups â three as a player and one as an executive â former Detroit Red Wings star and current Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman appreciated what he witnessed Wednesday night at Germain Arena.
05/25/12 NHL notes: The return of Hasek? Source: Edmonton Sun - Edmonton - AB - Canada Dominik Hasek is contemplating a return to the NHL.
05/24/12 Bolts not open to Luongo Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman doesn't seem interested in trading for the Canucks' Roberto Lightning to shore up Tampa Bay's goaltending.
05/13/12 Yzerman watching world championship with 2014 Olympics... Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada The 2014 Olympics might still be almost two years away, but it's currently front of mind for the man in charge of assembling Team Canada.
05/11/12 Oh sure, tease us with an Yzerman flashbackâ¦ Source: Kukla's Korner Steve Yzerman is in his car, driving to practice.

Background on Steve Yzerman

Stephen Gregory "Steve" Yzerman (; born May 9, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and current general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

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