Ken Holland
Ken Holland
Kenneth Mark Hollandis the current General Manager and executive Vice President of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Holland was drafted in the 12th round, 188th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He played a total of four games in the NHL: one with Hartford, and three with Detroit. In 2009 Holland was listed at #2 on Sports Illustrated's Top GMs/Executives of the Decade...
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I talked to (agent) Gary Greenstin Sunday afternoon and he said they need another week - they need more time to make their final decision,
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There's a lot more moves than I thought and that people thought there was going to be. I think a lot of teams in the West made themselves better over the last 48 hours.
expectation
My expectation is that Pavel will be back to play for us.
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If he's not 100 per cent healthy, he's not going to play because it's a long season and we're going to need him,
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The game is designed for skill players, ... and Pavel is as skilled as they come.
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His wife had their first child yesterday. A baby girl in Pittsburgh. So he's going to stay in Pittsburgh tomorrow. We're going to try and get him for the morning skate on Saturday.
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Cory is a real good person and he'll be good for our team chemistry. It's an opportunity for Cory. I can't tell you whether he'll be the sixth, or seventh or eighth defenseman, I can't tell you. That'll be decided over the next 20 games.
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I stayed in touch for two reasons. If we didn't have Pavel, I wanted to make sure we had open communication for next year to get him back then. At the same time, I was also told by Gary that even though Pavel had signed a contract in Russia, his first desire was to be in Detroit. They were never saying it's a done deal.
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Mike Babcock is going to make everybody accountable every day because none of them have a track record with him. He's going to respect the resumes, but he also wants to see what they bring to the table now because that's what is most important.
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Even though they're older players, if they can play like they did two years ago, they're going to help us a lot.
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They're both good young players with a lot of ability, but they're not finished products,
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I'm very pleased to have Steve re-sign for another season with the Red Wings. I'm confident that he has a lot of great hockey left to play.
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It's like getting a quality player at the trade deadline.
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I've called his cell number, the hotel. ... I've not gotten a hold of him.