Opinion: Playoffs or no Playoffs, Yzerman Will Still be Red Wings GM

The post Opinion: Playoffs or no Playoffs, Yzerman Will Still be Red Wings GM appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman Should the Detroit Red Wings follow the path of the Toronto Maple Leafs and miss the Stanley Cup playoffs, they won’t be following the Leafs’ lead. On Monday, the Maple Leafs fired GM Brad Treliving.

Even if the Red Wings again miss the playoffs for a 10th successive season, and despite the hopes of a constituency of Red Wings fans, the chances of Detroit parting ways with GM Steve Yzerman are remote. In fact, it would be an absolute surprise were Yzerman to be removed as Red Wings GM in any manner. Former NHL GM Brian Burke agrees with this assessment.

He doesn’t see any way that Detroit ownership will be cutting ties with Yzerman. "I think Stevie gets a pass on this one, even if they miss" Brian Burke tells @JeffMarek why he doesn't think Steve Yzerman will be on the hot seat even if the Red Wings miss the playoffs Presented by @FanDuelCanada #TheSheet #LGRW pic. twitter.

com/djRLT4AHRH — The Sheet with Jeff Marek (@thesheethockey) March 26, 2026 “From my standpoint, the progress that they’ve shown, including a massive amount of progress in the last year, I think Detroit’s in good shape,” Burke told host Jeff Marek on The Sheet. “I think Stevie gets a pass on this one, even if they miss, because you can see the progression, how they’ve gotten better, where they’re going, and where they were two years ago. ” Certainly, there’s evidence to back up Burke’s prognosis of progress.