

That'll change throughout the summer a little bit and we'll determine it around Training Camp. "I'm not gonna really rhyme off what I consider our core to be. "Position-wise, we need players at every position," Yzerman said.

Identifying missing pieces is the next step. That process is well underway, with the Red Wings already developing several pieces that Yzerman believes to be part of the club's core. Guys will pop in and out of that core over time, for various reasons." We'll add to it and try to make us more competitive in the offseason. I'd like to do that, ideally, with younger players that are gonna be here for a long time. "We've got work to do as an organization to build the depth of the core. "I've got work to do," Yzerman said in a pre-draft Zoom call with the media on Tuesday. That is why finding and developing young talent is so critical, according to Yzerman. But sustainable success often eludes most NHL franchises.
