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This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug: “Morning all, Your daily GM speculation fix… Hunter and K.Gretzky right down to the wire, with the caveat that if Ken Holland wants to be a GM, he could be the guy. I’d expect things to be resolved in next 4 or 5 days barring any setbacks. Thoughts on the candidates?.. At this point, Keith Gretzky has not been informed either way on the GM job. My belief is he remains on a very short list and the process continues with an eye on Ken Holland’s situation.”

And from The Journal’s Jim Matheson: “I do believe Nicholson has something else on the go and Holland is probably the guy if he wants the job. Ken is a GM, not an advisor at heart. In Detroit, he’s not going to be mentoring Steve Yzerman.”

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And from Pierre LeBrun of the Athletic on Thursday: “Lots of speculation regarding Ken Holland. My understanding is that Holland is currently taking stock of what lies ahead for him. Edmonton remains a possibility. Seattle is of real intrigue. And he could stay on in Detroit for a while where he’s happy. But decisions to come …. But it seems to me like Holland will want to probably resurface at some point as a GM somewhere eventually…”