Red Wings fans rip apart Holland and staff in latest THN poll

Every year The Hockey News runs an unofficial survey that ultimately serves to find a ranking for fans’ confidence in their favorite team’s management. Fans are asked to rank their team’s ability in six categories: roster building, cap management, drafting and developing, trading, free-agency and overall vision. In every case, the Detroit Red Wings ranked amongst the worst in the NHL.

First, their overall ranking, 29th overall, is down significantly from 21st overall just a year ago. In the Wing’s strongest category, drafting and developing, they ranked just 20th. Their worst category, which will not come as a surprise to any real Wings fans, is cap management, where they ranked a woeful 29th. Just for fun, let’s run the gamut of mediocrity: roster building - 28th, trading - 26th, free-agency - 28th, overall vision - 28th. 

Not pretty. The Streak is over in Detroit and apparently so to is the fanbase’s tolerance for Wings GM Ken Holland and his managerial staff. Something’s got to give in Motown…

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