On Wednesday, video was shared of legendary Red Wings center and current general manager Steve Yzerman as he did his best to reassure the residents of 'Hockeytown' in Metro Detroit and beyond of his willingness to tackle their sky high expectations.

Detroit — General manager Steve Yzerman defended his decision to mainly stay put at the trade deadline during Tuesday's season-ending press conference and added he was prepared to give up assets.

After a 13-17-4 (30 points) start to the season, the Red Wings named McLellan head coach and Trent Yawney as assistant coach on Dec. 26. Although it fell short of a Stanley Cup Playoffs spot, Detroit went 26-18-4 (56 points) the rest of the way under McLellan, who believes a standard has been established that the group can build on.