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Abel to Yzerman

As Things Should Be

02/18/2018 at 6:22pm EST

Uncle Mike returns to the place he should have never left tonight. And as he does, I'd like to take a quick glance at a comment from Deep Digging Fan Girl, Helen St. James. From her mailbag, a question as to whether Steve Yzerman will ever come home to Detroit...

Steve Yzerman is under contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning through next season. Why would he leave the Lightning?

That's Helene turning the question around on the reader. Why? Because it's the Red Wings. Why is this so difficult for her and some of you to comprehend? Why do we somehow forget loyalty and competetiveness? Why is this even a question?

And who honestly believes another year on his Tampa contract is a legitimate prohibiter? Buy. It. Out.

Yzerman has built Lightning into a Stanley Cup contender (and still also missed the playoffs three times since taking over in 2010). Why would he want to leave?

Yes, why indeed? What a dumbass question from a Holland lackey. Because the Wings are the team that raised him, and the Wings are the team he led to three Cups, and the Wings are his home. Why? Because returning the Wings to greatness must be a challenge he relishes and a goal he hungers for.

I will never get it. I will never understand how this is not a very simple question and answer. "Will Yzerman return?" "Yes."

Easy.

Meanwhile, Uncle Mike comes back tonight, to a city he never should have left.

Oh and one more thing. As the deadline approaches, I wonder if anyone is interested in Hank Zetterberg? I know salary is an issue, but I'd love to see him dealt to a contender, where he could compete for a Cup, something Ken Holland prevented him from doing for the last five years.

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