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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Getting him back is going to be big just because of his leadership on the ice, ... I think it's important that Steve gets playing to get his game where he wants it to be.
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One reason I wanted Osgood is that he understands the expectations of playing here. Some people have struggled with those expectations and that pressure. Osgood understand that pressure and still wanted to be here.
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There are some things that we know, ... We know our nucleus. They know the league. They know how to win. We've got a proud bunch of players. That's a good start. The new CBA has been put into place to level the playing field, but you know what? At the end of 82 games, somebody has to be in first overall.
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I think Steve is playing as well as he was five years ago for us.
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Our feeling is, he'll be out for a period of time. Certainly, I don't anticipate him playing Thursday, for sure.
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Our commitment is to remain an elite team. No question the playing field has been leveled (with the new collective bargaining agreement). We will do more research and development. We will add to our scouting staff.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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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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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I spoke to Pavel this morning. It's all confirmed. He's coming back. We certainly feel like we've won the lottery.
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I've called his cell number, the hotel. ... I've not gotten a hold of him.
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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.