3 bad contracts, 4 decent ones, and 3 absolute home run steals that could be the best in the league. Couple bad trades: Athanasiou comes to mind. But an absloute steal with Ekholm. Bottom line: look at the team he inherited, our top 9 forwards were full of barely 4th line guys, and on defence we had Nurse+ five 6/7th defenceman. Holland did a good job (keep him away from the draft table though) and I'd grade him a solid B.

Holland didn’t place Kane on LTIR ,use that money like Vages does and also left money on table at trade deadline. That alone hurt our run this year

Zack Kassian extension was a pretty big miss too in that they needed to trade draft picks just to offload him.

He did alright, but this year, he needed to go all in. There's no time to wait. Trading Campbell if possible with sweeteners, upgrading Ceci, and even trying to deal Nurse with sweeteners would have given him extra money to acquire other players even with a replacement for Nurse's level of defence. Not all of that was likely possible, but he needed to bet the farm and get some of that done. 2 goals away from cup suggests one more improvement does it. And this is not hindsight. It's exactly what I thought at the deadline. I'm happy with how they performed, but I think all Oilers fans obviously would have wanted the cup, so let's get real.

Thats always a blast to get back on the ice Larry. Warning, I went again after 20 years. It was like riding a bike. Although my legs killed me for a couple days after. Have a good time on the ice.

I think Holland had a good run. The overpayment for Nurse and the Campbell contract overshadow a lot of good things he did unfortunately.

One piece of constructive criticism is that it would be nice to know when these contracts end. Just to help paint a picture. I'm not sure what year these contracts were signed. ( Not an oilers fan, just like hearing from a fans perspective) Otherwise enjoyed the video

I'm excited for this upcoming season for damn sure!! Are you going to any games this season yourself? 🤙

Aren’t buyouts only allowed until Sunday, June 30th at 5:00 pm this year? If Campbell is being bought out, it has to happen PDQ.

On July 1st I hope Jeff Jackson & crew will inquire about Matt Roy & Sean Walker. Ceci played pretty well in the playoffs & finals imo & Desharnais still isn't re-signed. Hopefully Troy Stetcher is recovering & is around as a option.

and then strome for spooner

Why can the Oilers not buy out Darnell Nurse?

We all forgot about one thing , we are looking at the contract with current status which is totally wrong. Stop judging the contract when you at God's mode.

Lets get rid of Kane. He's been a pylon with his injuries.

you can't put mcleod out there...

Holland IS THE PROBLEM ! $9.25 for an DEADHEAD ( Darnell Nurse ) and 2 Goalies who can't stop a Beach Ball !!!! WAKE UP Holland .IT IS TIME TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE FAMILY !!!!! McDavid must be THINKING ........... !

The Oilers will go the way of the Red Wings, he overspent on players and gave away first rounders for garbage. You don't trade away your pipeline of talent. Imagine if he would have traded the first that turned into Micdavid? Nobody would be good with that. The Wings were ruined for over a decade because of this guy. Probably one of the most overrated GM's in the NHL. Mike Illitch gave him unlimited money before the cap, so yeah he signed Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille, Dominic Hasek, of course you'd win with 9 hall of famers on that team. The Oil's future will be weaker because of his decisions, 4-6 years they will be a bottom dweller because of this guy.