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Ken Holland's Philosophy

07/08/2018 at 6:31am EDT

from Shawn Windsor of the Detroit Free Press,

...in the larger context of a rebuild fans keep waiting to begin in earnest, the signings last week felt familiar in the worst kind of way. Decisions that could potentially slow the development of the youngsters.

“We signed some veteran players because it’s important we have some veterans around our kids," Holland told the Free Press last week. "But at the same time, it’s important that those kids get an opportunity. We believe we can make both things happen.”

Taken at face value — or in a vacuum — Holland's philosophy makes sense. No professional sports team thrives without a mix of (relative) youth and experience, even teams trying to crawl back out from the muck.

It's more a question of balance: How much youth versus how much experience?

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