Crymson
Fire Holland
- May 23, 2010
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If you think the criticism is a broken record then by all means point out all the great moves Ken Holland has made over the past 4-5 years.
Well, let's see: Tatar, Almquist, Mrazek, Pulkkinen, Sheahan, Jurco, Ouellet, Sproul, Marchenko, Athanasiou, and Mantha. Jarnkrok, too, given that we did get a return for him. Apparently it's easy to forget that drafting, too, is a rather large part of management, though I can't really fathom why; the Wings have for a long while gotten by on their drafted players. It's also seemingly very easy to forget that this team has remained competitive. I am of course aware that 20-plus years of success has thoroughly spoiled this fanbase, to the degree that merely being competitive equates with unforgivable failure. The fans of this team surely cannot market in perspective.
Though this will undoubtedly fall mostly on deaf ears, I think it should be emphasized that imperfect does not mean incompetent. There are quite a few incompetent general managers in this league, but Holland's mistakes do not make him one of them. And yes, this comes from someone who was outraged at Cleary's return to the organization.
That said, please define "great moves" and point out all of those that have been pulled off by other GMs during that period.