Steve Yzerman has a tough decision to make. Does he hang up the skates, or will he be around the Red Wings for his twenty-fourth season? He’s imposed a July first deadline to make his mind up.
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Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman signed a one year contract worth $1.5 to $2 million yesterday. And as the pen hit the table, Hockeytown let out a collective sigh of relief. This was more than just signing a good player in the new era of the NHL. This was more than just shoring up a team decimated by a payroll sliced in half by the salary cap. Derian Hatcher, from the shores of the Detroit River, signed with Philadelphia. Curtis Joseph, who came to Detroit for the chance to win a Stanley Cup, is gone. And the most prominent is Darren McCarty. McCarty grew up over the river in Windsor, has spent his entire 11 year career playing for his childhood team, and is now in Calgary. This signing was a bridge for the Red Wings from the spend free to fill wants era to the spend thrifty to fill needs era.