Report: Red Wings expected to bring back Ken Holland

[Hockeyfan2390]

Report: Ken Holland expected to return in 2018-19 | Detroit Sports Nation

We sincerely apologize, but this isn’t a cruel early April Fools joke.

According to Detroit Red Wings beat writer Ansar Khan of MLive, the team is expected to bring back maligned general manager Ken Holland for next season – “with or without a contract”.

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[izzy]

lmao

 

[Master P]

Nice

 

[DearDiary]

"ownership has decided Holland, the GM since 1997, should head the rebuilding job the franchise faces "

ok

 

[TheMule93]

He's going to be rewarded with Dahlin and it will encourage ownership to keep Holland even longer

 

[Goalie guy]

And we are back to 1976 again. we will not have a good team in the next decade at least.

 

[THall4]

Interesting.

 

[King In The North]

C'mon, if the Devils can let Lou go...

 

[migi]

Jack Hughes hunt has officially started.

 

[DCDM]

Yikes, that sucks. Sorry Wings fans.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

LOLOL

 

[NickH8]

Report: Ken Holland expected to return in 2018-19 | Detroit Sports Nation

He hasn't made horrible moves recently, and is stockpiling picks, so this isn't horrible.

My problem is the direction he and Wright are taking this team prospect wise. Too much focus on grit and character in the draft, not enough on high end skill.

I'd prefer some fresh faces in the front office though, and most importantly Wright needs to go.

 

[K Fleur]

Who is Holland going to overpay this summer?

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

There's a line here as someone who doesn't like the Wings at all, but I also have sympathy for fans who must suffer an awful GM

I feel so conflicted with this news

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Who is Holland going to overpay this summer?

If Lucic was a Free Agent, Holland would be first in line!

 

[jetsforever]

It might be time for a change but it's not like he's the worst GM out there

 

[Claypool]

Yzerman is obviously coming home next offseason.

 

[K Fleur]

If Lucic was a Free Agent, Holland would be first in line!

Looking at the upcoming free agents...

Get ready to say hello (again) to Filppula Detroit fans! Thinking somewhere around 6 mil per for 5 years.

 

[Terry Yake]

remember when not too long ago ken holland was a genius?

lols

 

[David Suzuki]

Jack Hughes hunt has officially started.

Mtl got the head start

 

[pheasant]

Why is this such a bad thing?

Holland deserves a chance to start the rebuild. He did a great job keeping a winning team winning, and pushed good teams over the top. He's never been in charge of a full rebuild before, so why would anyone assume he will do a bad job?

He sure got the first step right with the Tatar trade!

 

[cjm502]

Oh how far the Wings organization has fallen. The sooner the old boys club gets pushed out the sooner they will make it back to the top, but we will have to wait a while longer for that. Heres to a few more years of absolute complacency by Ken Holland

 

[K Fleur]

Why is this such a bad thing?

Holland deserves a chance to start the rebuild. He did a great job keeping a winning team winning, and pushed good teams over the top. He's never been in charge of a full rebuild before, so why would anyone assume he will do a bad job?

He sure got the first step right with the Tatar trade!

Yeah but it’s been almost a decade since then.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

While obviously the main culprit for the Wing’s current problems, ever since Holland saw the writing on the wall last year I really don’t dislike any of the moves he made, and he actually overperformed both trade deadlines in regards to return, even with Mike Green being injured and unable to be moved.

Past two years he traded away

Tatar (1,2,3)
Jurco (3rd)
Ott (6th)
Mrazek (3rd and conditionsk 4th)
Vanek (3rd)
And Brendan Smith (2nd, 3rd).

And in return got
A 1st, two seconds, 5 thirds, a conditional 4th and a 6th.

That’s a solid return for a whole lot of nothing tbh, and if Green hadn’t got hurt at the worst possible time, there would have been at least another second

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

While obviously the main culprit for the Wing’s current problems, ever since Holland saw the writing on the wall last year, I really don’t dislike any of the moves he made, and he actually overperformed both trade deadlines in regards to return, even with Mike Green being injured and unable to be moved.

Past two years he traded away

Tatar
Jurco
Ott
Mrazek
Vanek
And Brendan Smith

And in return got
A 1st, two seconds, 5 thirds, a conditional 4th and a 6th.

That’s a solid return for a whole lot of nothing tbh

I don't think his TRADES have been bad. But man his CONTRACTS he's given out have been brutal. NTC's handed out like candy have really hamstrung his team.