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Posted on September 14, 2015 at 04:49 PM.

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Entry: March 1st, 2014

Ken Holland formally retired the other day. I guess its not surprising as there had been rumors that he would do just that since September but I�ve tried to ignore them and keep my head in my work. Everyone in the front office has been very professional by just doing their work day in and day out and not constantly speculating as to whether the owner would make a change in staff. Regardless, with the somewhat sudden changes there is an air of uncertainty that�s undeniable.

I like to believe I�m secure in my job, as are the staff around me. Ken did an amazing job of building a fantastic team on and off the ice so the pressure continues to produce winning teams. If I�m lucky enough to secure the full time General Manager position I don�t think I�ll be making any changes to the people around me that�s for sure.

February was a tough month for the team though fortunately a short one as they went 2-4 including a 7-1 beat down at the hands of the Senators to close out the month. We�re still in solid shape for the playoffs at 35-22 but there are still 25 games to go in the season so really anything could happen. With the Olympics now behind us I�m hoping Babcock can find some games in the schedule to give our older players some nights off.

Over the break the staff and I looked closely at our roster to see if any deadline moves needed to be made to secure a deep run into the finals. Half the front office team is urging us to make a move to punch up our blue line while the other half is saying we ought to stand pat. I�m reticent to make any moves as the prospects we have are so promising and I think this team will be a true cup contender next season. If the phone rings with an interesting deal though we�ll have to consider it of course.