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...
looking major players raise seven stage team
We weren't looking to do anything significant. Why do something significant? I think we've got five, six, seven players on our team that can play better. ... I still think as a team and individually, we can raise our game. So, again, why look to make a major overhaul at this stage of the game?
counting guy lose losing
When you lose a guy like Pavel, ... you're losing a guy you're counting on for a lot of offense.
counting guy lose losing
When you lose a guy like Pavel, you're losing a guy you're counting on for a lot of offense.
calling guy looking solid third
We were looking for a guy in the third pairing that can be safe, solid and steady. That's Cory's calling card.
add agency ages build core free goes players position
We like our nucleus, the core of young players we have. We'd like to build something here. We want to be in position to add in the future, when the ages of unrestricted free agency goes down.
anxious both couple days everybody extra gets gives opponent prepare preparing process sure teams time watching year
This time of year everybody gets anxious to know who your opponent is. Now we know who our opponent is, and we can go about the process of preparing for them. It gives both teams an extra couple of days to prepare for your opposition. We've been watching them. I'm sure they've been watching us live and on tape.
limits near
We're near the cap. That limits the things you can do.
chris city compete great happy hockey knows red return takes veteran win
We're very happy to have Chris return to the Red Wings. He's a veteran goaltender who knows what it takes to compete and win championships in a great hockey city like Detroit.
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We're very happy to have Jason return to the Red Wings, ... He's a veteran defenseman who handles the puck very well and should excel with the new rule changes in the NHL.
changes excel happy jason puck red return rule veteran
We're very happy to have Jason return to the Red Wings. He's a veteran defenseman who handles the puck very well and should excel with the new rule changes in the NHL.
conclusion good hopefully leadership trying veteran younger
We think we have some good young legs. I think it's going to be more of a younger team. We're trying to find some veteran leadership and hopefully we can find that at the conclusion of the first round.
deal either near nowhere number offers reach
We're nowhere near a deal with either player. We've made a number of offers and they've made offers, but we still have a long way to go to reach deals.
bring
You have to bring something to the lineup,
hope
You hope nobody's involved. I don't know much.