Ken Holland Decision Coming Soon

05/04/2019 at 10:32pm EDT

from Emily Sadler of Sportsnet,

The Edmonton Oilers could soon have an answer to the question of who their next general manager will be.
Sportsnet’s Mark Spector reported on Friday that the club is all-in on acquiring the longtime GM of the Detroit Red Wings, who recently stepped aside from the position in Detroit for Steve Yzerman to take the reins.
The Oilers job is Holland’s if he wants it, and it looks like he’s close to making up his mind.
“I think we’re going to find out one way or the other over the next 24 to 48 hours, it’s expected that he’s going to make his final decision,” Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said on Hockey Night in Canada Saturday night. “They’ve got a big offer on the table, rumoured to be five [years] times five [million].”

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added 11:17pm, For those wondering who would replace Holland and yes it could be Yzerman.

See below.

There’s an interesting paradigm shift going on in NHL front offices. There have been a few noted examples in the past but it looks like the new emerging “traditional structure” will be a President of Hockey Operations (formerly the “GM”) and a GM (formerly the Assistant GM).
— Allan Walsh (@walsha) May 5, 2019

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