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No Longer The Favorite
by Paul on 11/07/09 at 08:54 AM ET
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from Michael Traikos of the National Post,
Even Holland conceded that for the first time since he has been in Detroit, the Red Wings are no longer thought of as championship contenders.
“It’s a long-term plan,” Holland said prior to tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. “If you just hang onto the old guys, eventually everyone’s play falls off at the same time and it’s a long way back. What we’re trying to do is put a team on the ice that we think is going to be capable of being a playoff team. At the same time, we’re trying to get some younger people going.
“Obviously, we’ve played at a high level for a long time. We lost all the offence in the offseason. And some of our key guys are getting older. Nick Lidstrom is 39 and turning 40 in May. The expectations are at some point in time we’re going to decline.”
It has been a while since “decline” has been in the Red Wings’ vocabulary.
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