Holland Extended 4 Years
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Great news!
Holland said years ago we would be going through a retool. We are approximately half way through it. This contract will although him to follow through with his plan.
Props to the Illitch family
Holland said years ago we would be going through a retool. We are approximately half way through it. This contract will although him to follow through with his plan.
Props to the Illitch family
Shaman464
No u
Why reward success when you can reward mediocrity. I wish I would get a 4 year extension when I tell my boss that my viruses are only half as good as he expects.
Henkka
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Great news. We knew this was coming and there's nobody even near decent replacement on the free market.
Will Yzerman's contract end at Tampa on the same year...?
Will Yzerman's contract end at Tampa on the same year...?
Kronwalled55
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mindfly
Happy camper!
WingedWheel1987
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jkutswings
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*plays Taps*
Poor Datsyuk and Zetterberg...to never win another Cup is a waste of their latter years.
And here I thought only the Lions celebrated mediocrity. Not even the new arena will bring me back now. Slow death to a great franchise. What a shame.
Poor Datsyuk and Zetterberg...to never win another Cup is a waste of their latter years.
And here I thought only the Lions celebrated mediocrity. Not even the new arena will bring me back now. Slow death to a great franchise. What a shame.
Frk It
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Not a fan of this move.
He has not been good at managing the roster for the last 3-4 years.
His drafting scouting/expertise is a true asset. He negates that by blocking the players he drafts, and being far too conservative and loyal to what he knows. Even when what he knows sucks.
Would've liked to transition him to a role like Jimmy D, and just leaned on him for advising with the drafts.
And had a GM come in that actually has some creativity and some balls. Holland as a specialty draft advisor together with a new competent General Manager would be an ideal combo for this team IMO.
He has not been good at managing the roster for the last 3-4 years.
His drafting scouting/expertise is a true asset. He negates that by blocking the players he drafts, and being far too conservative and loyal to what he knows. Even when what he knows sucks.
Would've liked to transition him to a role like Jimmy D, and just leaned on him for advising with the drafts.
And had a GM come in that actually has some creativity and some balls. Holland as a specialty draft advisor together with a new competent General Manager would be an ideal combo for this team IMO.
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Frk It
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jkutswings
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Anybody remember the scene in Austin Powers, where he's driving the steamroller at like 2mph, and the henchman keeps yelling in panic forever, yet never moves and gets run over?
That's what the Wings are like. You can SEE the demise well beforehand, advancing at a snail's pace, yet nothing will change until it's too late. Soooooooo frustrating...
That's what the Wings are like. You can SEE the demise well beforehand, advancing at a snail's pace, yet nothing will change until it's too late. Soooooooo frustrating...
WingedWheel1987
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Management and ownership think getting smoked in the first round is a successful season.
Henkka
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They maybe won't win another Cup. But they will mentor the next generation which will win it. Then everything as setting the bar for the next generation and showing the example they did was worth of it.
Henkka
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Say Hey Kid
War, it's just a shot away
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/red-wings-sign-gm-holland-151239119--nhl.html I think it's a great move.
jkutswings
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It is said that defense wins championships. If the defense is bad NOW, the next generation will include forwards that aren't nearly as good defensively as Datsyuk and Zetterberg, and the GM just inked to 4 more years has better odds of curing cancer than landing a legit defenseman, where exactly is this championship surge going to come from?
FissionFire
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I'm fine with this. Did anyone actually think he wouldn't be extended? I bet Babcock gets an extension pretty soon too.
The Geelee
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The longer he is here, the longer this team will toil with mediocrity. He is the definition of status quo
ArGarBarGar
What do we want!? Unfair!
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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/red-wings-sign-gm-holland-151239119--nhl.html I think it's a great move.
You can't rest on the past to determine whether a GM now and in the future is right for the organization.
I don't know who would replace him, but right now he has not inspired me with a lot of confidence when looking at his recent body of work.
