Red Wings Roundtable - Yzerman Saga ft. Max Bultman and Prashanth Iyer - July 19th, 2026

Red Wings Roundtable - Yzerman Saga ft. Max Bultman and Prashanth Iyer - July 19th, 2026

From Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast by Winged Wheel Podcast

July 19, 2026 · 1h 27m

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The episode discusses the implications of Steve Yzerman stepping aside and the search for a new GM for the Detroit Red Wings.

This Detroit Red Wings podcast convenes a full roundtable with Max Bultman & Prashanth Iyer to break down Steve Yzerman stepping aside & the search for Detroit's next GM. Hockeytown news and analysis digs into trade buzz surrounding Dylan Larkin & what this front office shakeup means for the direction of the franchise. (00:00) - Intro (04:15) - Reacting to the GM News Why the timing caught everyone off guard, the unfinished offseason business that may have forced the issue, and a look back at the tenure - the early cap cleanup versus the last five years of one and a half steps forward, one and a quarter back. (10:25) - What the Next Front Office Should Look Like Analytics minds, former agents, the Tigers' data investment, the Carolina model, and why groupthink has to go. Plus the internal vs. external candidate debate and the power dynamic between a president of hockey ops and GM. (38:25) - The Dylan Larkin Trade Request Can a new regime repair the relationship, or does a Dylan Larkin trade have to happen? Trade return expectations, futures vs. young players, and three-team trade scenarios. (57:00) - Contract Talk Simon Edvinsson's unsigned contract and the offer sheet risk…

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