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shadoz19 said:He's higher than Ken Holland, but more behind the scenes type stuff, not player personnel etc.
More on the financial business end then?
shadoz19 said:He's higher than Ken Holland, but more behind the scenes type stuff, not player personnel etc.
me2 said:[Interviwer is trying REALLY hard to him to bag the small markets and blame them for everything. Seems to want the Wings to keeping spending big dollars and buying cups. JD is not buying into it at all and is keeping up the NHL line].
shadoz19 said:I think you should listen to the interview again.
Ozy_Flame said:Not entirely surprised. He's always been a little off the beaten path on the owner's stance.
Not to mention he also works for the Red Wings, one of the biggest perpetrators of outrageous salaries.
Jimmy D was the main cog in the Wing wheel to get the team to were it has been for the past 10 years. He has a lot of pull in the Wings OrgRangerBoy said:Jimmy D has no authority in Detroit.He has not had authority since the late 1980's
shadoz19 said:I think you should listen to the interview again.
me2 said:No offense to the interviewer but he sounds like a Wings fans (he has season tickets) who likes being able to throw $78m at a cup run. Its in his tone as well as his words, he likes being a fan of 'super-team'. Fair enough, I might feel the same way if I'd gotten use to supporting a big spender. Maybe my criticism came across as too harsh, it wasn't meant to be, but he was clearly asking a few leading questions and JD didn't take the bait.
JWI19 said:JD seemed to be pointing a finger directly toward Ken Holland. How the team has to get back drafting and developing talent. And not trading away draft picks or expensive players.
RangerBoy said:Jimmy D has no authority in Detroit.He has not had authority since the late 1980's
me2 said:I got more of a "times change" type vibe, not a condemnation of the current system or Holland who was just playing by the current rules. His point was a cap needs careful prospect management not big spending. I didn't think it was finger pointing just the realisation that they'll shift back to the old Wings system (not the system of Old Wings :lol ).
JD impressed me, softly spoken and considerate type of guy. He was prepared to look at the health of the whole league and consider the little guys even if it did damage his own teams chances (and genuinely mean it). He seems like a good sort of man to have in a big hockey organisation. Very unhawkish.
Brewleaguer said:Actually Jimmy D is a part of one organization who doesn't really back Bettmans very much at all.