Right? All they're doing is perpetually increasing the salaries of the mediocre talents that have kept them stagnated for half a decade at this point.
They've extended Howard, Ericsson, Kronwall, Abdelkader and Nyquist.
Man, you guys do like to go into full hyperbole mode when you describe the nature and type of transaction that occur.
They have three players on the roster who came from outside the system - Miller, Richards and Green. One of those will be gone next year. One has spent the last 7 seasons with the Wings and really his whole full-time career here. So they could effectively enter next season with literally 1 organizational outsider in Green with the only important guys looking to progress in a significant way being Larkin and Mrazek - arguably the two who are keeping your head above water this year.
I love this line of reasoning. I mean, I literally love it. We now have a way to criticize Holland for drafting too many NHL-level players. There is now a mechanism in place to criticize him if he drafts well, doesn't draft well, signs a UFA, doesn't sign a UFA, makes a trade, does not make a trade, retains a FA, or lets them walk.
Sweet.
Find a way to get rid of Kindl. Let go of Quincey and Helm. Explore the market for Howard. Move some actual roster talent for new faces. We can't keep the status quo.
Sure we can, as long as the status quo involves making the playoffs every year. Making the playoffs every year and losing in the first or second round annoys you, obviously, but you're in the minority. Fans would rather have a team making the playoffs every year than not.
Further still, the organization wants to make the playoffs every year. It makes them some extra money and it advances The Streak (that they like). Even if it came to a fan vote, you'd lose. And even if you won a fan vote, you'd still lose.