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Originally Posted by Locke
Milbury is an idiot.
But he might just be an honest idiot.
Babcock is full of ####.
I dont know any of the 'behind the scenes' stuff, but Babcock only succeeded with stacked teams.
The man is a clown. Same with Holland.
They were beneficiaries of an un-capped league and some amazing scouts.
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Not to mention they were both in a Rec Wing organizations structure built managed and overseen by Jimmy Devalano, Bryan Murray, and Scotty Bowman with an owner who let them do their job.
Three hockey management professionals who were extremely successful in other markets. Devalano helped build the Islanders dynasty, Murray was directly involved with success in Anaheim and Ottawa, Bowman... self explanatory.
Holland talks a good game, he convinced the Wings ownership that he was the best option to lead the franchise so they let Jim Nill and Yzerman only to have success in other locations.
It looks like Nill was the brains behind the championships Holland receives the credit.
When the Oilers hired Holland, as another one of their shortcuts, the Wings were the only team in the league with a higher cap hit and worse record than the Oilers.