Posts About "Ken Holland"
Red Wings: The Anatomy of a Rebuild
March 3rd, 2020 What does a rebuild of an NHL hockey team entail? If you are a fan of the Detroit Red Wings, you probably know that it's not pretty. The Wings have been "rebuilding" for the last couple of years, and they are steadily getting worse. This season has been what most fans hope is the bottom of the rebuild. It ought to be the...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canucks, Maple Leafs, Wild, More
February 25th, 2020 In today's NHL rumors rundown, there is fallout from the NHL's Trade Deadline day including rumors about teams being in on certain deals, others that fell through, and why other teams made trades that were a bit surprising. And, there was a huge trade being discussed all day Monday but never materialized. Why? Oilers Were In on Other...
The Grind Line: Grading the Red Wings' Trade Deadline Moves
February 25th, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. Rachel Anderson, Raymond Harrison, Devin Little, Ben Banfield, and Tony Wolak are the muckers who makeup THW’s...
Oilers' Holland Addresses Needs At Trade Deadline
February 24th, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers were among the busier of teams at this year's NHL Trade Deadline. On Sunday night they added veteran defenseman Mike Green in a bit of a shocking move, but on Monday, made two more deals for players they were rumored to be in on. The moves are being overwhelmingly well received by insiders and fans, even if there...
Nugent-Hopkins Should Be an Oiler for Life
February 12th, 2020 Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has been busy cutting down on his offseason workload over the past month. Besides heading up the Oilers amateur and professional scouting meetings in Palm Springs, Holland has also signed Caleb Jones, Zack Kassian, Darnell Nurse and Joakim Nygard to contract extensions. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins,...
Oilers Can Trust Holland at the Trade Deadline
February 6th, 2020 After years and years of hopeless management, the Edmonton Oilers finally have someone trustworthy in charge. During the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, I remember being afraid that the Oilers’ general manager (GM) at the time, Peter Chiarelli, would stumble up to the podium and take someone other than Connor McDavid. And for good...
