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Exactly how I feel, Detroit # 1 Fan. I want so bad for Sproul to come into camp and earn himself a spot in the lineup. I still think he has the potential to become a top 4, power-play quarterback. Khan among others have reported that he will likely be signing a one year deal sometime this week.

Yet you did respond to that god damn rebuild discussion. In this clip, Holland bumbles over his words so I can see why you heard that, but just before the part you quoted he says "I got conservative at the deadline, I'm trying to compete and we're trying to - is the word rebuild - I don't want to use the word reload because we're sitting here and you guys don't think we're very good..." I would say, yes, Mr. Holland, that is the word, but it's easy to see why he's reticent to use the word. The jumble of terminology is the same problem we keep talking about here - as soon as you say rebuild, people think tank. But he is talking about keeping picks,, giving young players like Mantha and Nosek a shot, transitioning to young players and hoping some young players and picks turn us into the team that does more than just make the playoff and competes for a cup - that is the rebuild on the fly idea.

Tacky

US hockey needs a major overhaul. Someone please make US hockey great again.

There is no way the Wings brass and ownership don't care about winning a cup. Everyone here and in management/ownership want the same thing. Every team in the history of sports has a decline at some point, clearly Wings fans are having a very hard time with this emotionally and cannot not take this team not being contenders. We were legit contenders for about 20 years, and have been mediocre for about 4-5 years. If things turn around and we become contenders again soon with this group of young players using the "overripe philosophy", this will be looked at as typical bump in the road that every team has to deal with. If the Wings are floating around the 8th seed for the next 5-6 years (like the Leafs 2006-2015), then yes its a problem. Despite what all the arm chair GM's think right now, only time will tell if Hollands rebuild on the fly plan will work.

Must be seriously bored to be actually discussing this