Detroit Red Wings: 1990-99 All-Decade Team
By Mike Rizzo
Coach
Scotty Bowman: Best coach ever in the NHL. When the Red Wings hired Bowman after the 1993 season, he started to get the Red Wings over the hump. It took a few years but he was the coach that got them there. He was not only my pick for coach for the 2000’s but he’s my pick for this decade also. His players often said they hated him for 364 days and on day 365 you got your ring. His players always respected him.
Honorable Mentions
Shawn Burr: A pesky guy for opposing players, Burr was a perennial 20-goal scorer in the late 80’s to early 90’s. But his production dipped a lot as the 90’s wore on. If not for that, he would’ve made the cut for the 90s all-decade team.
Tim Cheveldae: Cheveldae was not a fan favorite in Hockeytown during the playoffs. He was a decent regular season goalie but for some reason his game just couldn’t carry over to the playoffs. He won 93 games in the regular season but in the three seasons that he was a starter in the playoffs, the Red Wings were knocked out in the first round in two of them. Fans were glad when he left but he wasn’t as bad as the vitriol he received.
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Paul Ysebaert: Ysebaert had two great years for the Red Wings, scoring 35 and 34 goals in back-to-back years. However, his time with the Red Wings was short lived and he was never able to reclaim that scoring touch after departing.