I think "stay the course" will be the overarching theme of the offseason. Given all the other players going elsewhere and how little we are being linked in the media to anyone else, I think we're going to be looking at a similar roster next year. You might see a guy like Danielson up from Grand Rapids. You might also see a second or third pairing defenseman or third or fourth line forward get signed. But it is looking increasingly less likely they'll be big game hunting for an elite or very good player on defense or at forward.
I'd like a big move to be made, but I also want it to be the right move. Signing a "big name" player or making a move for the sake of it is obviously not good business. I also don't want Yzerman to get desperate and try to be competitive for the sake of it. We witnessed several what could be coined as "desperate" moves by Kenny during is later years here. I'd rather Yzerman just stick to whatever plan he has and with the roster he has then crippling us with bad, long-term contracts to veterans who are on the decline or younger players who get massively overpaid. I don't want a Ben Chiarot, Frans Nielsen, JT Compher, Mikael Samuelsson, Stephen Weiss, Todd Burtuzzi type of deal out of Yzerman.