— It might be true that the happiest Red Wings player today is Danny DeKeyser, but more about that coincidental development later.
Heading into the offseason, after the Red Wings’ performance disappointed him and Jeff Blashill for a second season in a row, Ken Holland said he wanted to try to both improve the longterm future of the franchise and the chance of returning to the playoffs.
Holland likely has accomplished both in the past two weeks, including with the big acquisition Saturday of the top-four defenseman Trevor Daley.
But he leaves significant questions about whether he could have improved the future more, or perhaps done even better to improve the odds next season.