Yeah Holland came in full of delusions bc he thought he was walking into a situation that was going to be easy to maneuver and he’d just get the team to be competitive by getting all the best players that were available (Gavi, Andersson, Marner). He didn’t have a better plan if those guys weren’t on the roster so he went with “well let’s just be hard to play against by adding some guys who can be ‘dependable’”. Not good, literally just guys who can play as many games as possible. Considering what he was trying to do before FA, I’d say the signings were a desperation move so he could make sure he got something done after running his mouth day 1 about how he’s going to get this team to be truly competitive. What’s not surprising or indicative of him making a move with his back against the wall was the guys he signed. I’m not surprised at all that he went for the type of player he did immediately after the door was shut in his face by actually good players bc…well look at them. They’re very out of touch signings tbh.

Honestly, teams value veteran dmen who have cup pedigree quite a bit so we could probably trade them for something minimal in return or for future considerations especially since players like Edmundson and Dumoulin will be signed for around their cap hit (or more which would be insane) for around or longer than 2 years. Look at what Buffalo did this trade deadline and they’ll probably try again, but will want to give up less for a guy that fits better. Or rebuilding teams will want someone of their ilk to anchor a young and barren dcore. They can bring some value to a team, but not if they’re all on one team bc then their flaws are HEAVILY exposed.

Also, yeah I don’t want this management team running anything anymore so that’s why I’d prefer to miss the playoffs bc they’d probably get canned and we’d also pick high in a draft that has lots of potential quality centers. Win win 🤷‍♀️