To me, NYR is trading for two years of 90/100 performance and then three more of 60/100 performance. You're saying that you'd rather not be 80/100 across all of those (like the Wings), because that's not going all in.
But if you're like Holland and believe playoff success has an awful lot to do with luck, then consistently being a team capable of winning is appealing. Some of these teams go for it right away and then ensure down the road that there will be these years where they won't make the playoffs and have no shot at all. From a 10-year perspective, Holland's plan seems smart. From a 2-3 year perspective, perhaps not.
and I don't think it's that Holland won't trade, it's that he refuses to endanger the 10 year plan in order to bolster that 2-3 year plan. Can he do both? I guess we'll see. From my perspective and the Wings' current performance, it seems like he can. But he'd need to find the right pickup, and he packs his roster too full these days to do much of that.
I believe that at the current junction of Dats and Z's career, Holland needs to go all in. I am not as high on the future as many people here are. Who knows, if D and Z are going to be healthy next year. Who knows if they are going to be elite next year. Luck plays a role in every cup run. I'd rather not chalk up my chances to luck though. That's a BS cop out from Holland.
Yeah I am sure the guy with the most Stanley Cups in a management role in the last 30 years doesn't know what he is doing. Wise narrative you're espousing there.
Nash, MSL and his older assets are not bringing a nice return. either. Going four years without a first and several of those without a second either is going to catch up to them. I don't think they are the prohibitive favorites to win either so going all in like this is doing so with a pair of tens.
The Wings have a lot of talent in the system, you seem to disagree but the first waive of it is already starting to push us back up the standings. The future is very bright in Detroit, that isn't how you see it, but some of us do.
The Wings still have say about who makes it out of the east right now. They are a good hockey team, we will see how it goes. They also have what appears to be a very bright decade ahead in terms of talent. On top of a brand new facility to woo free agent pieces here shortly and that probably shouldn't be overlooked.
Of course Holland knows more than me when it comes to being an NHL GM. I am not naive enough to think otherwise. There comes a time though when Holland either needs to **** or get off the pot. It's been 7 years since we Won a cup. Hopefully Holland isn't living off those past accomplishments. I wouldn't want my GM doing that.
Dats and Z are basically done in 2 years, and I believe that when those two go, so do our Cup chances. Detroit has nice talent, but no suitable D, Z, or Kronwall replacements (maybe Larkin replaces one of D or Z).
My view differs from yours, in that I don't believe Detroit gets a say about who comes out of the East. That title belongs to NYR, TB, or MTL.
