The Wings wasted
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
Five seasons trying to compete after Lidstrom retired. They obviously weren't good enough but Holland didn't care. He didn't make any moves to get us over the top. He kept buying mediocre vets every deadline (except for 16-17) and every off-season. Signed a bunch of mediocre players long term too.
What a waste of half a decade. Now that his maintenance of the status quo is beginning to fail he finally got it through to his head that he has to rebuild.
He wastes some prime Datsyuk and Zetterberg years there without even trying to get them a cup.
12-13
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
Five seasons trying to compete after Lidstrom retired. They obviously weren't good enough but Holland didn't care. He didn't make any moves to get us over the top. He kept buying mediocre vets every deadline (except for 16-17) and every off-season. Signed a bunch of mediocre players long term too.
What a waste of half a decade. Now that his maintenance of the status quo is beginning to fail he finally got it through to his head that he has to rebuild.
He wastes some prime Datsyuk and Zetterberg years there without even trying to get them a cup.