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This isn't a defense of Holland, but rather an observation. I do think that it is much easier to trade a player if you just walked in to become GM, opposed to trading a player that you personally signed, and quite possibly said things like "we want you to finish your career as a Wing" to. Not that Holland said that, but I have to think that things like that have to factor in on your decision making. Also, in Edmonton they are in win-now mode with McDavid, here we were re-building where I'm sure the urgency to move a contract like that was significantly less. With that said, I agree with your point. Yzerman coming in means he has no emotional ties to any player, and that's probably a good thing.

However good or great Trouba is going to be, the price the Rangers have to pay for him is quite high. They still have 3 RFAs to sign and are already over the cap. So in the end the Rags didn´t only give a up a 1st + Pionk, they have to trade at least two good players, without any leverage because of the cap pressure, for cheap as well. I´m not sure that their team will be better after that...

Point's 2018-19 shooting percentage = 21.5%. I think you're right to be skeptical. I wouldn't worry. Seems like Eklund is the only household name who's reporting ("reporting") on this, and I'm willing to bet NHLTradeRumors is just piggybacking for the clicks.

If Yzerman was seriously considering acquiring Point this year, I doubt he would have thrown money at Nemeth and Filppula. His moves to me are reflective of another tank year. Adding Point now would be outside that vision.

As per TSN A pair of forwards are switching allegiances in the Battle of Alberta. The Edmonton Oilers have traded Milan Lucic and a conditional third-round pick in 2020 to the Calgary Flames for James Neal. The Oilers will retain 12.5 per cent of Lucic's $6 million salary, worth $750,000. On the HOF boards (at least first few pages), Edmonton fans seem pretty pumped, Calgary fans seem pretty pissed.

Yzerman did good things in Tampa, but never won it all, sure. Seems like we needed a change though, at least for PR reasons. The hiring of the captain has pretty much successfully quelled all the discontent fans, despite the fact that he's so far continuing Holland's master plan. I'm willing to give Yzerman the benefit of the doubt for now and see what he does. I did like how Holland was handling things once the rebuild began, so a continuation of that for right now is fine for me. My concern is for when the rebuild ends, Yzerman's moves begin coming to fruition, and the long honeymoon is finally over. If Seider turns out to be no better than Danny Dekeyser or something HOLLLLLLEEEEEEEE s*** people will be pissed, and rightfully so. He has about a 2 to 4 year leash I'd say to make shrewd moves and improve this roster. If for whatever reason that doesn't go well it will be tough to see the fanbase turn on Yzerman.

This...People here need to come their senses for f**ks sake. The guy has been on the job for a few months, and some are already gathering supplies for the lynching. Another solid post. People need to chill, and give the man a few seasons to work his magic.