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We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that's when you know it's game over.
Steve Yzerman
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Steve Yzerman
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: May 9
Ice Hockey Player
Stephen Gregory Yzerman
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