With the NHL’s trade deadline rapidly approaching on March 1 the Detroit Red Wings find themselves primed to be sellers, as they currently reside at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Barring a miraculous turnaround in the next few weeks, Detroit’s fabled 25 year playoff streak appears to be slipping out of reach and whether Ken Holland wants to admit it or not, it’s time to rebuild in Hockeytown.
But does Holland have the pieces to be both an active seller and help kickstart Detroit’s rebuild before the aforementioned trade deadline?
Despite stating that “I don't think anyone is untouchable,” to The Detroit News in early February, one has to imagine that Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Andreas Athanasiou are the exceptions to the rule in this case.