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No way bro. He sucks. He doesn't make exciting, ballsy, trades like Holmgren, and doesn't stack his team with truculent fighters like Burke, and has never had the lottery team to grab players like McKinnon, Crosby, Toews, Stamkos, etc. Come on Holland!! How dare you not be incompetent enough to get us a first overall wellfare pick.

How do you know this? All of a sudden, Holland not only sucks, but he's not "competitive"? Unreal. Also, Bowman was a terrible GM who wanted to trade Yzerman for Yashin. Either you knew this and chose to ignore, or you're really not informed enough on the issue to have a credible option.

wtf? LOL

If Blashill becomes Babcock's successor, it will be because the same guy has been coaching the same players for too long. The irony is that he (Blashill) will actually have coached a lot of the guys on the 2015 Red Wings team for several years already via the Griffins. Not exactly a fresh face.

There's zero chance that the Griffins will defend their Calder Cup...................... ......................without Jarnkrok

Whoever they sign, it has to be one year and one year only.

I agree with this post. However, I would take Boyle on a 1 year deal just to give the kids in GRs another year. Also, I get really angry when Wings fans are jealous of Boston and want to build a team like that. We've recently had our time and they are having theirs now. In addition, they may be in the position we were in in 2007, 2008, and 2009, but the two teams are completely different. I feel like some people who want the Wings to be bigger and more physical are using Boston's team as a self-serving example. I'd rather have a young, highly skilled, hard working, super hungry team with a bit of grit (Drake, Stuart, McCarty) and two elite D-men, like the 2008 Red Wings team than have a team full of apes (Lucic and Chara) and hillbilly D-bags (Marchand). Personal preference I guess.

In 7 years, when the streak has reached 30, and Jarnkrok is back in Sweeden, we'll all look back fondly on this trade

Here's a mock draft that will have some LGWers losing their minds with displeasure: http://thehockeywriters.com/2014-nhl-mock-draft-playoffs-edition/ Jakub Vrana

^ Wonderful post ^

That's an interseting quote for sure. Other than the influx of Kronwall. Filpulla, and Hudler in 2006, which eventually lead to a cup in 2008, when have "we seen that before" during Zetterberg's time here. I love Zetterberg as much as the next guy/gal, and I get what he's trying to say, but this is the first big youth push we've had since 2006.

Yes, you've said that already.

LOL And this would be AWESOME GM-ing!!!

Ah yes. Why didn’t I realize that? “Hey everybody. It’s all good. Relax. Holland just has to trade for some great players and everything will be fine"

Helen St. James is usually just an echo of Holland. As in, she usually just repeats things he tells her. This is important to understand because she indicating that the only UFA the Wings are concerned about bringing back is Alfredsson. http://www.freep.com/article/20140427/SPORTS05/304270135/detroit-red-wings-free-agents I tend to agree with this.

LOL Best scouting report on Monster that I have ever seen.

Every year we're inching closer and closer to that ever-elusive top 10 pick

Yes. Of course. No coach in their right ******* mind would want to come here and play for Holland. Why would anyone want to do that? No one resects the Wings organization and their lack of repeated success. All the good coaches want to go to model franchises like Toronto and Vancouver.

Much like Datsyuk and Zetterberg were early in their careers.

Especially Tampa.

Wha? Are you saying Kenny was probably thinking Sammy, Bert, and Cleary were still in their prime days? Because I guarantee he wasn’t thinking that. And right now, on paper, that roster sucks ***.

He's been saving the other hand for the playoffs.

Generally, I agree with your overall sentiment. Bert's a vetaran and Jurco's a rookie. But I'd like to point out, that when it comes to playoff hockey Bert hasn't been through s***. Certainly he hasn't been through it "all". The furthest he's ever gone with a team was in 2007 with Detroit. Western Conference Finals. Last year he rode the pine while we beat Anaheim and almost Chicago. The year before? 1st round loss to Nashville. 2010 and 2011? 2nd round loss to San Jose. See what I'm saying? I'd also like to add: why does this need it's own thread, other than to whine and complain? We're already talking about this in the GDT.

I love Jurco. I hate Bert. That being said, I can see why Babs wants Bert in front of the net. So someone had to sit and Jurco hasn't played well at all.

We'd have to play the Habs first though.