Nut Upstrom
You dirty dog!
I'm actually happy to see a local writer take Holland to task for these things.
Good to see someone challenge the status quo thinking on the Athanasiou thing, too.
It's absolutely unforgivable that the Wings let a few hundred thousand dollars turn into this contract mess.
The Wings need to be rebuilding with their young players.
The real reason why Holland has to hold the line is so obvious.
Holland already has to trade Sheahan just to sign Athanasiou.
If he signs Athanasiou, then he has to make a second move.
The real reason isn't Athanasiou's defense or the comparables.
The reason is Holland's idiotic salary moves tied his hands.
I agree with your first statement - a light needs to be shed on the state of the team and the state of the front office, no more free passes and coddling for mistakes.
I disagree with you on Athanasiou for the most part, but there's already a lengthy thread dedicated to that, so I'm not going to comment any further on that situation here.