“He has a green light to do what he thinks is best in the long-term interest of this franchise. Steven is a great player, a great leader, a great person, and I hope he is with this organization for a long time to come. But I think Steven’s focus, my focus, Steve’s focus, we have a lot of focus on the season coming up and winning hockey games. Steve is one of the best managers in the league, and Steven is one of the best players in the league that we hopefully will have here for a long time to come.’’ Owner Jeff Vinik on GM Steve Yzerman
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