InjuredChoker
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You are basing what they've done the past 6 years with a GM who's owner wants to keep the playoff streak alive and never get top picks, to a GM who inherited a team with Hedman, Stamkos and had the benefit of tanking for top 10 picks.
Give Ken Holland a few free Hedmans and Stamkos on RFA contracts + top 3 draft pick and see what happens
Fact is, KH is a proven winner as GM. Yzerman isn't, even with all that free talent he inherented.
without lidström, the talent he inherited, it's been nothing more than a 1st round loss team 3 out of 4. we'll see what happens next year.
holland hasn't done very good job if his intention is to keep the streak alive. it's gonna end soon. probably next year. past 4 seasons they've been couple of bounces away from it being over.
plus i'm evaluating yzerman largely what he's done outside of those top draft picks.