Steve Yzerman and Ken Holland are very familiar with each other and consider each other friends.
But how will that effect how they go about business now that Yzerman is GM of the Detroit Red Wings and Holland has moved on to the Edmonton Oilers.
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Well, a recent rumor which has surfaced just so happens to involve Holland and Yzerman potentially working out a trade.
The rumor comes from NHL Trade Rumors and it involves Red Wings’ forward Anthony Mantha and Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
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From NHL Trade Rumors:
As Ken Holland takes over the reigns in Edmonton the rumors have begun about who the GM is targeting to provide some scoring punch for the wing of Connor McDavid. One name that keeps surfacing is Anthony Mantha from Holland’s old Red Wings and sources close to the Oilers have mentioned perhaps a name like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would be in play.
Mantha has been a man on a mission at the World Championships and is one of the best pure young snipers in the league. He’s a couple years younger than RNH and makes less than $4,000,000. He would provide a touch of cap relief to the Oilers if they indeed move him for RNH, not only this year, but long-term as well.
Nugent-Hopkins has two more years at $6,000,000 and is an unrestricted free agent once his contract is up, to then expect a raise to close to $8,000,000, which could be too rich for the Oilers. Would make a ton of sense for the club to think about moving RNH with term left on his deal to maximize his value on the trade market.
Nation, is this a deal you would like to see happen or do you think the Red Wings should hang on to Mantha?
