jkutswings
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- Jul 10, 2014
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I'm not saying that people should have welcomed a Datsyuk trade with open arms. 99 percent would've grabbed pitchforks if he was dealt. I'm saying that Detroit being where they are now isn't very surprising, based on the decisions made over the last 5-10 years. As others have mentioned, pending UFAs should've been dealt for assets, rather than overpaid to remain here and be largely irrelevant. Either Nyquist or Tatar should've been traded while they still had value. Et cetera, et cetera, dead horse beaten yet again...Well, I wanted to trade Yzerman in '03, so take that!
There is still a crowd that preaches patience for the path the franchise is on. Based on the assets they have, and the contracts signed, and the overall approach for several years now...I don't see any reason to have any patience with the current regime, because I don't have any faith that they'll get it right. It's essentially Larkin and a collection of depth, spare parts, and rejects. I see guys like Cholo and Hronek and Rasmussen being more decent to good secondary players, but nobody that even rises to a regular first liner, let alone a guy to help really turn the corner. And the same record keeps playing.
So I really really hope Holland is done as general manager after this season. And they bring in somebody from outside the organization to replace him. Because this team has gotten extremely stale, both on the ice and in the front office. And no, there's no guarantee whatsoever that a new GM will do even a decent job. But being afraid of change is a great way to ensure mediocrity, so I want them to do their homework like never before, and find a talented and creative mind to oversee the next chapter in Red Wings history.