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Ken Holland- Staying Or Going?

03/23/2018 at 5:03pm EDT

from Ansar Khan of Mlive,

Is Ken Holland the right man for the job? It's a question ownership might have already determined, likely answered by the time players gather for the team photo and locker cleanout, a couple days after the April 7 season finale.

Holland said on Friday, one day after his team was officially eliminated from playoff contention, that he hasn't spoken yet with ownership.

"From my perspective, I'm not too concerned," Holland said. "I'm very comfortable where I'm at in my career."...

Critics cite several reasons change is needed:

Bad contracts - too much term and money for players like Justin Abdelkader, Danny DeKeyser, Darren Helm and Frans Nielsen, moves Holland felt were necessary to help keep intact a playoff streak that was important to the organization.

Lack of player for player trades: No player on the current roster was acquired through trade....

Conversely, under Holland the Red Wings have laid a foundation for their rebuild.

They have a good core of young forwards in Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Andreas Athanasiou, Tyler Bertuzzi and Martin Frk.

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