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Kasper
Yup. I think he did this to be like "look! I don't hate Mantha! See, guys? Stop being so mad at me."http://www.freep.com/story/sports/n...27/detroit-red-wings-anthony-mantha/83593078/
Basically he's saying nice things now that he's in the AHL. He went onto mention how Mantha is needed to be an important part of Detroit in the future.
Feels like he's throwing the kid a bone after all the negativity to the press earlier.
As an aside, I know lots of fans were hammering on the beat writers for being in Holland's pocket, but they are really starting to convey the fans' discontent. Holland is actually hearing tough questions these days. I think that's one of the reasons for Holland's weird behavior in the media lately; he's not used to this kind of criticism.