To be fair, Holland took over a non-playoff team with the following roster
Forwards: McD, Drai, Nudge + Lucic, Kassian, Chiason, Khaira, Cagiulla, Ty Rattie, Pulju, Rieder, Brodziak
D: Nurse, Klefboom, Larsson, Benning, Russel, Caleb Jones
G: Talbot+Koskinen
Moreover, he lost our only true top 2 D-man in Klefboom for no fault, and Larsson left not to have to deal with our fans.
Our fans simply do not remember how terrible our depth was, Rattie played for a while on the top line, and 3 of Lucic, Kassian, Chiason, Cagiulla and Rattie were in our top 6... Just think about that.
He somehow managed to get rid of the Lucic contract, and then added Hyman, Kane, Ekholm without subtracting anything of value (not that we had anything).... And he was patient with the young guys, not rushed them as we did in the past.
The Campbell trade and the Nurse contract were his big blunders, but with Nurse you have to ask yourself: would we be better without him and extra $$$$?
We can blame him for not getting a better goalie, and yes, he should had tried harder.... But true #1 are almost impossible to acquire.
IMO, KH was not as bad as our fans think. He was not excelent, but he was passable to good.