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Ken Holland’s Press Conference Confirms What We Knew, Sets Groundwork for Trading Pavel Datsyuk

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Holland spun things like a GM would in the aftermath of the Pavel Datsyuk decision

Two hours after Pavel Datsyuk held a press conference during a break in his hockey camp to announce his retirement from NHL hockey, Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland took to the podium to give his side. During the presser, we got a lot of information we already either outright knew or expected, but overall it was a case of Holland getting up to do his duty as a GM and try to set himself up for continuing to do his job of dealing with the mess that Datsyuk’s departure makes.