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Under Pressure Before The Season Starts

09/25/2017 at 9:41am EDT

from Kevin Allen of USA TODAY,

Here is a list of NHL people facing added pressure heading into the start of the 2017-18 season. (Opening night is Oct. 4.)

Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland

Holland is one of the league’s most respected general managers.

But many in his fan base have turned on him because of the perception that the Red Wings lack promise and they have too many "bad" contracts undermining the team’s effort to rebuild.

Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice

The Jets have an impressive collection of young players, and they seem poised to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2014-15.

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