Run the Jewels
Make Detroit Great Again
Not saying this is gonna happen. Just throwing this out there for fun during a very slow time of the year with no hockey going on today other than the 94 Finals on the NHL Network.
Ken Holland gets bumped up to a role in the organization like Jimmy Devellano.
The Red Wings hire Ray Shero as General Manager. Holland has been far too petrified to make trades, meanwhile Shero has acquired James Neal, Matt Niskanen and Chris Kunitz, all very good NHL players. He knows personnel.
Babs signs for a couple years to see how the transition works. We are clearly going with a youth movement and if we have a new GM it might make sense for the best coach in hockey to give himself some options should things not improve over how they have been trending the past few years.
Blashill is signed to a very lucrative contract to keep him in the fold in the event things don't work out with Babcock. He is the coach in waiting for as long as we need a coach in waiting. He essentially gets "over-ripe" in true Holland fashion.
We keep our scouting team which has largely done a nice job. We acquire a GM who knows how to properly value talent and make trades that improve your hockey club. We keep the best coach in the world.
I am not saying this is going to happen, just that it's fun to consider. We have far too many prospects for the roster spots available and someone needs to make some trades. Holland doesn't seem to have a good handle on this while Shero clearly does.
Ken Holland gets bumped up to a role in the organization like Jimmy Devellano.
The Red Wings hire Ray Shero as General Manager. Holland has been far too petrified to make trades, meanwhile Shero has acquired James Neal, Matt Niskanen and Chris Kunitz, all very good NHL players. He knows personnel.
Babs signs for a couple years to see how the transition works. We are clearly going with a youth movement and if we have a new GM it might make sense for the best coach in hockey to give himself some options should things not improve over how they have been trending the past few years.
Blashill is signed to a very lucrative contract to keep him in the fold in the event things don't work out with Babcock. He is the coach in waiting for as long as we need a coach in waiting. He essentially gets "over-ripe" in true Holland fashion.
We keep our scouting team which has largely done a nice job. We acquire a GM who knows how to properly value talent and make trades that improve your hockey club. We keep the best coach in the world.
I am not saying this is going to happen, just that it's fun to consider. We have far too many prospects for the roster spots available and someone needs to make some trades. Holland doesn't seem to have a good handle on this while Shero clearly does.