He can't nor can the Red Wings comment about the future of Yzerman while he's under contract with another team.

Think about this way, Yzerman stepped down to return to home with his family in Detroit, but he still wants to be involved in hockey. If he wanted to return home with his family with no hockey, he would've retired.

Secondly, his contract is up at the end of the season and he didn't speculate about his future after that.

Ken Holland has a two-year extension, which means that next summer, he'll have one year left on his deal when Yzerman's deal expires.

My thought is that he joins the Red Wings in an advisory role or takes over as GM and Ken Holland steps aside in an advisory role next summer and it shows he wants to stay in hockey and close to his family. It's too logical of a fit.