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...
both built close detroit edmonton history speed start teams
We start from scratch, but the history between Detroit and Edmonton is we've always had close games. Both teams are really built on speed and skill.
bring elite felt himself league national program ready scouts swedish time
Our scouts feel he is ready to play in the NHL. He established himself in the Swedish Elite League and their national program and we felt it was time to bring him over.
money
A lot of us are in the same position, there's not much money to spend.
ability both finished good players
They're both good young players with a lot of ability, but they're not finished products,
chance
They're going to get a chance in the preseason to show what they can do.
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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.
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This is a big stretch for us. We saw what happened to San Jose last year when they got off to a slow start and what happened to Dallas two years ago. The Western Conference is so close that if you get too far behind the pack ...
five playing steve
I think Steve is playing as well as he was five years ago for us.
bit felt jamie nearly year
Jamie hasn't really had an opportunity, and when he did have an opportunity, he didn't play nearly as well this year as he did in 2003-04 (before the lockout). We felt it was a little bit of an opportunity, maybe, for an upgrade.
afternoon final gary sunday talked time week
I talked to (agent) Gary Greenstin Sunday afternoon and he said they need another week - they need more time to make their final decision,
hockey
Go find a house. You made the hockey team.
gives guy help
He's got skill, and he gives us depth. He's a guy who could help us.
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He's got good skill, and I think he gives our team depth, and maybe he'll surprise us. In the new world, you're going to have to have some players that are good bargains. At the worst, he'll be a good player for us in Grand Rapids and if we get into injury situations, he'll probably be a good guy to call up with his NHL experience.
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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.