“I’m worried about what Zadina looks like at 22,” Holland said. “I’m not looking at what Zadina looks like on Friday night or Thursday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. For us to be a Cup contender -- and that’s my goal, is to make the decisions that are in the best interests of this organization so that down the road we can compete with the elite teams and we can be a Cup contender -- Zadina’s a big part of it. But not today when he’s 18. Hopefully when he’s 21, 22.”
I feel like this quote reeks of the old status quo “overripe” prospects nonsense that we’re used to hearing in years past.