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Steve Yzerman’s seven-year GM tenure with the Detroit Red Wings is ending under fire as the team faces its longest playoff drought in NHL history. While he landed promising draft picks like Seider and Raymond, his reluctance to make bold trades or big free-agent moves left the roster stagnant. The Red Wings hesitated to fully commit to a youth movement, trading away young talent like goalie Sebastian Cossa before they’d truly proven themselves — unlike Buffalo and Ottawa, who surged by embracing their prospects. Analytics also seemed sidelined, despite owner Chris Ilitch’s admiration for how the Tigers are using data to rebuild. The next GM pick will signal whether Detroit is ready to overhaul its strategy and finally end this decade-long playoff absence.

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