To be honest I’m not sure the Oilers could have a better hand on the wheel right about now. The Oilers are in a good place – they have a solid core that are locked up for many years. Holland completed one huge trade with the acquisition of Mattias Ekholm and he may do at least one more before next season arrives depending on whether he can make the cap space work or not (more on that later).
He built a team that was a Stanley Cup contender for years in Detroit, both before and after the salary cap was implemented in 2005, so as far as what the Oilers are going through now Holland has been there, done that.