The Zetterberg Era
Ball Hockey Sucks
Holland deserves all of the credit he gets, he's a first ballot hall of fame GM and I think if he went somewhere like Edmonton he would make them cup contenders.
I just think that once the cap was instituted he stopped being aggressive and for good reason. I'm not saying he wasn't aggressive in those moves to bash him, I just think they were calculated moves with zero risk. I feel that if you say a move is aggressive, like in a game when a goalie is aggressive and goes out for a poke check at the hash marks, there's a big risk involved. Signing Hossa to a 1 year deal or Rafalski once Schneider was gone isn't aggressive to me. They were both fantastic moves though.
I think Holland is far too comfortable with the Wings and too loyal to some players, I feel like Yzerman is a bit less loyal and will make moves that Holland won't because Yzerman hasn't been GM here for 30 years.
I agree there, I think the fresh set of eyes will be good. Even if they have a lot of the same philosophies, they won't approach things the same way. I do think Holland could have harmed this organization more than he has, he has had a pretty good run over the last 18 months since he has committed to the rebuild. Should have got there a few years earlier fine, but this was going to happen in my opinion. I value what he has brought and I still hope we can keep him in an advisory role because he is a very smart hockey person.