kliq
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Right. And the difference is that Chicago was good enough where they had to make tough decisions. The Red Wings were mediocre and had no such pressure. So Holland just kept giving out bad contracts like it was Halloween.
The Bickell contract is when it started going south for Chicago. And you knew it the day it was signed.
But Bickell, unless Helm and Abdelkader, got his contract after going toe-to-toe with Zdeno Chara in the Stanley Cup finals and was considered a key reason why Chicago beat Boston.
So you can understand the pressure to keep him.
There was no pressure for Detroit to keep Abby or Helm at all costs.
It was was just lazy, complacent Kenny, thinking that his guys must be worth it, because he drafted them, and they're still here.
Agreed, I never once defended the contracts. I am arguing that Abby's didnt "mortgage our future".
Not hating Holland/not crapping all over him is not the same thing as defending him.
Some people just have so much hate for him that they are blinded and spin everything. When people do that, I will call them out on their BS. At the same time, when Holland does something stupid, I will call it like I see it.
For example, the Helm and Nielsen contracts were bad contracts, no doubt mistakes by Holland. Trading Riley Sheahan for a 3rd, not a bad move because he was going nowhere and was a waste of roster space.
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