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Move completed: Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings set to emerge as trading partners
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New insight has revealed that the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings are set to emerge as trading partners following a recently completed move.
The Red Wings' former general manager, Ken Holland, has officially been named the new general manager for the Kings, and speculations and rumours are beginning to loom regarding how Detroit and Los Angeles are destined to reach out to open trade talks.
At this point in time, the Red Wings and Kings both want to make major moves this summer, and there's an extreme probability now that the organizations come together to make blockbuster trades that can be beneficial for both teams.
Ken Holland and Steve Yzerman set to emerge as trading partners
A huge factor as to why speculations are suggesting that Ken Holland and Steve Yzerman will become trading partners is due to the fact these two general managers have history.
Not only did they both climb the hockey ladder as members of the Red Wings organization, Holland was also the GM who handed the reins to Steve Yzerman following his departure from Detroit.
Holland and Yzerman have also completed three separate trades, which clearly indicates some sort of familiarity, and that is essential when it comes to NHL GMs dealing with one another.
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For the past nine years, the Detroit Red Wings have been absent from any postseason contention, and if both Holland and Yzerman come together, both team's can ensure win-win scenarios erupt when it comes to time for trading.
Holland and Yzerman's past dealings and mutual respect for one another indicate that they should be open to connecting on trades in the future, which can ultimately conclude in the betterment of Detroit's roster.
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MAI 15 | 100 ANSWERS Move completed: Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings set to emerge as trading partners Do you think the Kings acquiring Ken Holland as GM will be beneficial for the Red Wings organization? | ||
| Yes | 34 | 34 % |
| I'm unsure | 22 | 22 % |
| No | 44 | 44 % |
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