The wall immediately to Ken Holland’s left is just about empty. There are a couple screws from where a giant picture once hung, but Chris Osgood came and grabbed it for his own collection. That’s been happening with some of the memorabilia gathered through the years in Holland’s office in Joe Louis Arena.



Moving day to the new Red Wings offices is getting closer and everything must go.



Right now, as one of Holland’s most important off-seasons is about to get heated, there’s only one large memento remaining on his walls. It’s a picture of Nicklas Lidstrom next to Mike Vernon, with Lidstrom’s sprawling autograph filling a gap in the ice between the two former teammates. It’s a reminder of another era that is fading fast as the recent Red Wings accomplishments are being replaced league-wide by the successes of teams like the rival Blackhawks and Penguins.



Holland has been busy shaping what the next era looks like,...