Ummm wut? I think it's the exact opposite. Fans realize that players aren't lining up to play in Detroit anymore, but Ken Holland still hasn't quite figured that out yet.
Otherwise he wouldn't be low balling almost every FA he targets.
He didn't lowball anyone, he offered him the same AAV he was asking for he just won't sign him for the term he wants.
Personally I prefer 2 years of Boyle to 5 years of Ehrhoff. It leaves a lot more flexibility in bringing Sproul, Marchenko, Ouellet or Jensen into the fold.
It's not entitlement, it's the fact that Holland won't give Ehrhoff 5 years while he's trying to sign a 37 year old washed up Boyle. That's not entitlement, it's just illogical and infuriating.
Ehrhoff is the better player by virtue of age, but Boyle fits the teams needs far better. He's not as good as he used to be, but Boyle definitely isn't washed up.
He had 1 less pt than Datsyuk last season and would have led our defence in goals.