Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'oge na-adịghị anya Ken Holland natara ndọtị nkwekọrịta ya, Craig Leipold, onye nwe Minnesota Wild, na Jeffrey Vinik, onye nwe ọhụrụ nke Tampa Bay Lightning, chọrọ iku Yzerman dị ka onye isi njikwa. Mgbe Yzerman kwụsịrị ọrụ Minnesota tupu oge 2009/10 emechaa, Yzerman nabatara ọrụ Lightning ma kpọọ ya onye isi oche ọhụrụ nke otu na onye isi njikwa na May 25, 2010. N'oge ezumike, na mbido ọchịchị ọhụrụ ya, ọ bịanyere aka ọzọ na Martin St. Louis, bịanyere aka na onye na-agbachitere Pavel Kubina maka oge nke abụọ ya na ndị otu ahụ, bịanyere aka na onye na-eche nche Dan Ellis na nkwekọrịta afọ abụọ, bịanyere aka na onye na-agbachitere Brett Clark ma weta onye aka ekpe Simon Gagné na ahia nke hụrụ Matt Walker na nke anọ na-ahọrọ na
2011 hapụrụ Tampa Bay. N'etiti oge ahụ, ọ gbanwekwara maka onye na-eche nche Dwayne Roloson ka Lightning gara n'ihu na Eastern Conference Finals naanị otu afọ mgbe ndị otu ahụ enwetaghị iru eru maka egwuregwu 2010. N'aka nke ya, a họpụtara Yzerman maka onyinye NHL General Manager nke Afọ, na-efunahụ Mike Gillis nke Vancouver.