Turkey Day assessment time, and gratuitous Clode-bashing
Snapshots — ... for their team's scintillating start with American Thanksgiving a day away, and Wings GM Ken Holland believes that Turkey Day is the perfect time to get a good read as to where one's team is headed, as he told the Sporting News's Craig Custance: November 26, The Sporting News : If it's good enough for team executives, it's good enough for us. Rather than panic following a slow start or print playoff tickets a few games into the season, NHL general managers typically remain patient in their assessments. Thanksgiving has become the unofficial evaluation point, the point by ...

They're good, for goodness' sake...
Snapshots — The Sporting News's Craig Custance separates teams that "look good" from the "tweak"-able and "blow it up"-worthy per Red Wings GM Ken Holland's advice... November 27, The Sporting News : If it's good enough for team executives, it's good enough for us. Rather than panic following a slow start or print playoff tickets a few games into the season, NHL general managers typically remain patient in their assessments. Thanksgiving has become the unofficial evaluation point, the point by which everyone should have a good idea of what to expect. "U.S. Thanksgiving is the gauge as far ...