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With 3 Hours To Go, Holland Gives Vanek Away

03/01/2017 at 12:36pm EST

It wasn't 2:45. It wasn't a deal that got faxed in at 3:20. Three hours before the deadline, actually 3 hours and 15 minutes before the deadline, Red Wing GM Ken Holland sent Tomas Vanek to Florida for a 3rd round pick and an AHL'er who's already been waived once in his career.

It's not the return, necessarily. And it's not the timing, specifically. It's the combination of the two that should convince anyone in doubt that Ken Holland truly needs to go. Immediately.

Oh, and then various sources report that Holland is "done for the day." Just when you think the ineptitude has reached its absolute worst, this.

We now know that Ken Holland has no capacity to make a trade when the Wings are contenders, no ability to convince UFAs of any value to come to Detroit, and a newfound amazing skillset: he's discovered how fun it is to get absolutely bent over on deadline day. We're used to the apathy. We're used to the shoulder shrugs and the Eeyore routine, the kicking of tires. That we've become almost numb to.

But this deal is disgusting. With three hours left, you get a 3rd rounder with a minor leaguer who's failed for arguably the hottest ticket on the Deadline Day dance card. Trades are hard. Unless you get screwed. Then, apparently, it's real damn easy. Fire Ken Holland. ASAP.

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