A1Portable
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- Nov 5, 2005
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Holland gives the impression that this offseason he's just going to nibble around the edges and make a tweak or two, and the Red Wings will be ready to compete for the Stanley Cup next season.
The current team could not get past the 2nd round of the playoffs, and next season's team is unlikely to fare better unless the Wings increase the level of their talent.
The increased talent must come from outside the organization becaue Datsyuk and Zetterburg are both in their mid 30's, and they will be too old to win a championship by the time the Wings' young players mature.
Moreover, during the past decade, what difference makers have the Wings produced through their system?
I respectfully submit that they have produced just two: Howard and Franzen (thanks to ricky0034 for pointing out this omission from the original post).
Abdelkader = no; solid checking line player;
Emmerton = no; third-fourth liner;
Helm = no; solid checker;
Filppula = no; solid 2nd-3rd liner;
Ericsson = no; 3rd liner playing as 1st liner;
Kindl = no; underachiever;
Quincy = no; 3rd line defenseman;
Smith = no; not yet, if ever.
The question is: where are the difference makers?
If the Wings are going to add the difference makers necesary for this Wings team to compete for the championship next season, the Wings are going to have to add those difference makers from outside the Wings organization.
The current team could not get past the 2nd round of the playoffs, and next season's team is unlikely to fare better unless the Wings increase the level of their talent.
The increased talent must come from outside the organization becaue Datsyuk and Zetterburg are both in their mid 30's, and they will be too old to win a championship by the time the Wings' young players mature.
Moreover, during the past decade, what difference makers have the Wings produced through their system?
I respectfully submit that they have produced just two: Howard and Franzen (thanks to ricky0034 for pointing out this omission from the original post).
Abdelkader = no; solid checking line player;
Emmerton = no; third-fourth liner;
Helm = no; solid checker;
Filppula = no; solid 2nd-3rd liner;
Ericsson = no; 3rd liner playing as 1st liner;
Kindl = no; underachiever;
Quincy = no; 3rd line defenseman;
Smith = no; not yet, if ever.
The question is: where are the difference makers?
If the Wings are going to add the difference makers necesary for this Wings team to compete for the championship next season, the Wings are going to have to add those difference makers from outside the Wings organization.
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