"We'll see what the next (24) hours brings," Holland said. "You never know if you're going to make a deal or not make a deal. I've talked to a number of teams.
"At the end of the day, we're not doing anything in goal. I'm happy with our depth on defense."
If the Red Wings trade, it would be for a forward. They could use some more offense and some size and abrasiveness for their fourth line.
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Hartnell is the kind of agitating, physical player with offensive ability the Red Wings could use, but they're not apt to assume his contract (three more years at a $4.75 million cap hit), especially at age 33.
Beyond those players, could the Red Wings acquire anyone who would be an upgrade over what they have?
"With guys like (Anthony) Mantha and (Tomas) Nosek (in Grand Rapids) and (Teemu) Pulkkinen, (Tomas) Jurco ... for me to make a trade between now and Monday, it's got to be an upgrade on some of our younger players," Holland said. "Sometimes you're better off to sit and hold your cards. Just to bring in a body, if the player is similar to what we got, I don't know that you can justify trading the assets."
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"You're looking for a big upgrade," Holland said. "I don't see us acquiring any depth. I don't want to pay a price for someone that is older but other than experience isn't much better than our kids.
"It's got to be a type of player who's really going to improve us or give us a different look. Our younger players are pretty good. This race to the playoffs is very important, but having an eye to the future is just as important.
"Maybe a rebuild is inevitable. We're trying to figure out if we can avoid that."