Yzercanned: Yzerman is out | Red Wings look for a new GM

Red Wings Rant Podcast · Jul 16, 2026 · 1h 27m

The Steve Yzerman era as Red Wings general manager is over — kind of.

The Detroit Red Wings announced a major hockey operations leadership transition, with Yzerman moving out of the GM role and into a senior advisor position while the organization begins a search for a new head of hockey operations.

So… what now?

Is this the beginning of a real organizational reset?

Is this a move designed to speed up the Dylan Larkin trade?

Could it actually convince Larkin, Patrick Kane, or Alex DeBrincat to stay?

Or is this just a PR move meant to make fans believe something is changing while the same…