We Have one Holl of a problem

[Rzombo4 prez]

I thought Lagesson was injured ? But honestly I don’t really know what is going on there.
Yes give him a shot. If he is available.



I’m not even worried about off-season buyouts or necessarily getting rid of Holl. If they want to park him in the press box or assign to GR…. Fine, it will play out in time.

My standpoint is we need to find a defenseman to insert in the lineup right now.
We don’t need a franchise altering trade.
Call the Griffins, trade a worthless pick for someone else’s AHL vet, Scour the daily waiver wires.
Holl is unplayable and if we are serious…. It should be addressed.

This is a bit dramatic. I don't think we should pass on the opportunity to upgrade him, but I also don't think it is the end of the world if we don't (especially considering our overall play as of late). The guys on the waiver wire will just be a different type of bad.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

I think it is roughly $22mm with Kane's bonus included therein.

With Kane's current bonus included it's $24.3M. If he maxes his bonuses it's $23.3M.

 

[Holden Caufield]

This is a bit dramatic. I don't think we should pass on the opportunity to upgrade him, but I also don't think it is the end of the world if we don't (especially considering our overall play as of late). The guys on the waiver wire will just be a different type of bad.

This was January 14th. It has gotten progressively worse since this. McLellan knows it’s a big problem and is probably begging for other options aswell. Even if they are far from perfect.

 

[norrisnick]

This dude was playing 20+/gm in Toronto. Like how?

 

[Frk It]

This thread is cause he gained the zone and ran into our own dude isn’t it… be honest.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

This was January 14th. It has gotten progressively worse since this. McLellan knows it’s a big problem and is probably begging for other options aswell. Even if they are far from perfect.

Unfortunately, the other option is Jeff Petry when he's healthy.

And I honestly like Holl better. Or maybe dislike him less is a better phrasing.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I think it is roughly $22mm with Kane's bonus included therein.

I thought Kane’s bonus was no longer sliding to next year with the Maatta trade.

 

[Holden Caufield]

This thread is cause he gained the zone and ran into our own dude isn’t it… be honest.

That was wild! Poor Kane. Just minding his own business and trying to safely return from injury.

I honestly did try to find that clip to post in the OP… but no luck.

 

[schuelma24]

I thought Kane’s bonus was no longer sliding to next year with the Maatta trade.

Yup - barring a move that takes up the cap, I expect Kane's bonuses to be applied this year.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

This was January 14th. It has gotten progressively worse since this. McLellan knows it’s a big problem and is probably begging for other options aswell. Even if they are far from perfect.

Look, he has obviously been bad. He can't complete a pass to save his life. The fate of this team, however, does not rest on the shoulders of a number 6 defensemen (due to injury) playing 12-14 minutes a night. Like I said, I find your take overly dramatic. We need to be making improvements further up the lineup, not to our #7 defensemen.

 

[SirloinUB]

I voted to shelter him but by no means am advocating for him.

With a 95M cap next season we could easily bury him in the AHL which I would consider "sheltering" haha.

If he could be unloaded for low/no cost, I would prefer that. I definitely don't want to pay assets to make him go away though.

 

[ElProfessor]

Absolutely MUST trade for someone w Petry out the rest of the yr.

Just package a 7th Rd pick for a solid 30-something AHL vet. How hard can it possibly be?

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

I thought Kane’s bonus was no longer sliding to next year with the Maatta trade.

Even better!

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

This thread is cause he gained the zone and ran into our own dude isn’t it… be honest.

That and missing an open net when the goalie fell down with 3 minutes to go in the game.

The zone entry was so stupid, Kane was practically begging him to give him the puck. So what do Holl do? Instead of passing to a HOF with great playmaking skills, he runs into him and turns it over instead.