Holland's Clarke gamble is paying off faster than anyone expected

Ken Holland doesn't get enough credit for his ability to identify value in the market, and his contract extension with Brandt Clarke is shaping up as one of those moves that looks smarter with each passing month. Clarke's trajectory suggests Holland saw something in the young defenseman that others were still sleeping on, and locking him in now could prove to be a steal compared to what he might command in a year or two.