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BACKCHECK!!! · 05-07-2019, 05:57 AM

It doesn't make sense to me to claim that Holland basically coasted to success on the Wings.

They obviously had a very strong organization in place, particularly the scouts (one of whom was Ken Holland).

But he drafted and oversaw the development of Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Hudler, Filppula, Franzen, and Kronwall. He signed Dan Cleary as a training camp invite, and signed Rafalski as a UFA.

He didn't coast from 1997 to 2008. He won the Stanley Cup twice, then rebuilt the entire roster around Lidstrom and then won the cup again. The only skaters still on the team were Lidstrom, and some grinders like McCarty and Draper.

He's obviously not perfect, and has signed some very bad contracts ("cough * JOHAN FRANZEN *cough*). But he's a good GM, can keep the lights on, and is not going to trade Connor McDavid for Alex Goligoski, which puts him light years ahead of Peter "one for one" Chiarelli.

05-07-2019, 05:57 AM	#107
BACKCHECK!!! First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TEXAS!! Exp:	It doesn't make sense to me to claim that Holland basically coasted to success on the Wings. They obviously had a very strong organization in place, particularly the scouts (one of whom was Ken Holland). But he drafted and oversaw the development of Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Hudler, Filppula, Franzen, and Kronwall. He signed Dan Cleary as a training camp invite, and signed Rafalski as a UFA. He didn't coast from 1997 to 2008. He won the Stanley Cup twice, then rebuilt the entire roster around Lidstrom and then won the cup again. The only skaters still on the team were Lidstrom, and some grinders like McCarty and Draper. He's obviously not perfect, and has signed some very bad contracts ("cough * JOHAN FRANZEN cough). But he's a good GM, can keep the lights on, and is not going to trade Connor McDavid for Alex Goligoski, which puts him light years ahead of Peter "one for one" Chiarelli. __________________ I am a lunatic whose world revolves around hockey and Oilers hate. Last edited by BACKCHECK!!!; 05-07-2019 at 06:36 AM.