Ken Holland
Is Derek Lalonde on the Hot Seat With the Red Wings?
The Detroit Red Wings are in sixth place in the Atlantic division with 22 points. The cutoff for deciding whether a team will make the Stanley Cup playoffs is traditionally American Thanksgiving. If a team is more than four points out of a playoff spot, it will decide to trade players to contending teams. The […]
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A Look Back at Ken Holland’s Tenure as Detroit Red Wings General Manager
The Edmonton Oilers will face the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals. The former general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, Ken Holland, is the general manager of the Oilers. This is the first time that Holland has led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Finals. In 22 years in the role for […]
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WHL Prospect Signs With Edmonton Oilers
A couple of hours before Thursday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, the Edmonton Oilers signed 20-year-old undrafted forward prospect James Stefan to a three-year entry-level contract. A right winger, the Laguna Beach native has played 5 seasons in the WHL with the Portland Winterhawks, recording 254 points in 251 games. Of the 48 goals […]
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Should The Edmonton Oilers Pursue Anthony Mantha?
On a recent episode of the 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman entertained the idea of the Edmonton Oilers making a trade with the Washington Capitals for forward Anthony Mantha. He sighted Ken Holland’s history with Mantha, selecting him 20th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft when he was the general manager of the Detroit Red […]
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Mark Hunter: The Next Oilers GM?
Ken Holland, the current general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, is leaning towards retirement at the end of the 2023/2024 season. This is not news, it was a thing we learned about last season. Who his replacement could be is the question we ponder. Elliotte Friedman spoke about this on the 32 Thoughts podcast, the […]
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Should The Edmonton Oilers Pursue Chris Tanev?
Trade with the rivals? What sort of blasphemy is this? Yes, I am absolutely contemplating the Edmonton Oilers making a deal with the Calgary Flames. Vancouver Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal reported that Edmonton was making a push for Tanev’s services. It wouldn’t be the first time the two Alberta teams decided to be friends in […]
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NHL Trade Rumors: Broberg Is Not Going Anywhere
On last night’s Hockey Night In Canada broadcast, Elliotte Friedman gave news about the Edmonton Oilers and their prospect defenseman Philip Broberg. While while they have been reportedly looking at some of the big targets nearing the Trade Deadline, general manager Ken Holland let other teams know that he will not trade Broberg for a […]
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Who Could the Detroit Red Wings Move at the NHL Trade Deadline?
The NHL trade deadline is just over one month away on April 8th, 2024. The Detroit Red Wings have 58 points, which is tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs for fourth place in the Atlantic Division. The offseason acquisition of Alex Debrincat has put the Red Wings in position to make it back to the […]
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Opinion: The Oilers Defence is a Mess…Again
All offseason, we heard the same old story from the Oilers organization. “We learned lessons”. “Defence is a priority”. But after two embarrassing losses to the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers are back at square one. What’s wrong? Let’s break it down. And offer a solution at the end, specifically meant for the ears of Ken […]
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Opinion: Building The Oilers’ Bottom Six
Redoing the bottom six. It seems to be a yearly occurrence for the Edmonton Oilers, whose heavy cap situation leaves them in a constant state of bottom six turnover. This year’s approach ended with GM Ken Holland using a couple of player tryout contracts, a clever signing, and some rookie development. Here is what I […]
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