The Holtz trade FEELS like a waste, because he was such a high draft pick. But it's not, if you look at his actual play. I'm glad to hear Cotter has potential, comes cheap, and especially that he has speed AND physicality. We're still building a speed and skill team, I'm pretty sure. Hopefully someday I won't be be surprised by people's eagerness to cast blame and wallow in misery but ... the outrage, despair, and heavy drinking over Holtz has been something to see ... before we even sign any free agents. Sheesh.
Mikhail (Me High Eel) Yegorov is a phenomenal goalie and was a treat for me to scout. His team was very bad defensively and he flourished under pressure
Horrible trade!! This may be the worst move in the history of Devils management. There was no need to give up on two young prospects who have shown potential with another years experience/ growth in the off season and new coaches maybe we could have gotten them closer to their actual projection. Even if they didn’t fit at that point at least they would have gotten us more in return at the end of this year. You gave them both up when they aren’t taking up a large portion of the cap to get a fourth line player that you like because he hits? We can address that in free agency. And hitting physicality was coming to our line up with Foote Bastian healthy this year. Think if Marino gets us 2 2nds why couldn’t we have traded a 4/ 5th to get this kid from Vegas if you liked him so much? GTFOH. Trading Holtz makes no sense when you just traded Clarke another right shot forward who could have at least benefited from Holtz leaving. Do Fitz who do you have in mind for right shooting forwards? Necas ? Laine? Not realistic and would tie up cap far into the future with big money and years causing you problems when you need to sign Luke and Nemec. Or are you just impartial to right shot players? How about you trade players like Palat and Lazar tying up roster spots/ larger cap space to pick up guys like Henrique Zadorov Bertuzzi. I’m so mad I don’t care if you replaced Holtz with Stamkos because one has absolutely nothing to do with the other you should have gotten more in a trade with either of those players. The only thing I believe you did by making that trade is have everyone thinking you are a fool so they approach you for other trade ideas. Smh absolutely embarrassing making Holtz a scapegoat for YOUR inability to remove coach Ruff. Take accountability for your actions trade yourself to Vegas as GM for GM at least he knows how to manipulate the LTIR cap and take advantage of GMs picking their roster dry of prospects who can be better or used in other transactions. You need to do better!
Foote / Bastian healthy - that would be a first. Holtz couldnt make the Swdish national team, Brunette who coached Holtz didnt make any possible acceptable offer and Vegas non qualified Schmid. Take a deep breath
@@neilcecconi822 you made no point. Two young players that we didn’t have to move/ make a decision on were moved at this point in the year for 4th line center we could have traded a 7th for? Come on now. It provided very little cap space so it’s not that. It’s because Fitz was upset at his handling of Holtz and was tired of answering questions about him. As far as the national team not taking him they only go by what they see from the team he’s on and assume he isn’t ready. He had 16 goals with 9 mins of play averaged? We won’t get 16 goals from palat a season or lazar if we had him another 3 seasons. Others should be first to go and the player we got in return are a dime a dozen.
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The Holtz trade FEELS like a waste, because he was such a high draft pick. But it's not, if you look at his actual play.
I'm glad to hear Cotter has potential, comes cheap, and especially that he has speed AND physicality. We're still building a speed and skill team, I'm pretty sure.
Hopefully someday I won't be be surprised by people's eagerness to cast blame and wallow in misery but ... the outrage, despair, and heavy drinking over Holtz has been something to see ... before we even sign any free agents. Sheesh.
Mikhail (Me High Eel) Yegorov is a phenomenal goalie and was a treat for me to scout. His team was very bad defensively and he flourished under pressure
Wish Holtz the best.
The fact we could of drafted Askarov instead of Holtz is just unforgivable
Horrible trade!! This may be the worst move in the history of Devils management. There was no need to give up on two young prospects who have shown potential with another years experience/ growth in the off season and new coaches maybe we could have gotten them closer to their actual projection. Even if they didn’t fit at that point at least they would have gotten us more in return at the end of this year. You gave them both up when they aren’t taking up a large portion of the cap to get a fourth line player that you like because he hits? We can address that in free agency. And hitting physicality was coming to our line up with Foote Bastian healthy this year. Think if Marino gets us 2 2nds why couldn’t we have traded a 4/ 5th to get this kid from Vegas if you liked him so much? GTFOH. Trading Holtz makes no sense when you just traded Clarke another right shot forward who could have at least benefited from Holtz leaving. Do Fitz who do you have in mind for right shooting forwards? Necas ? Laine? Not realistic and would tie up cap far into the future with big money and years causing you problems when you need to sign Luke and Nemec. Or are you just impartial to right shot players? How about you trade players like Palat and Lazar tying up roster spots/ larger cap space to pick up guys like Henrique Zadorov Bertuzzi. I’m so mad I don’t care if you replaced Holtz with Stamkos because one has absolutely nothing to do with the other you should have gotten more in a trade with either of those players. The only thing I believe you did by making that trade is have everyone thinking you are a fool so they approach you for other trade ideas. Smh absolutely embarrassing making Holtz a scapegoat for YOUR inability to remove coach Ruff. Take accountability for your actions trade yourself to Vegas as GM for GM at least he knows how to manipulate the LTIR cap and take advantage of GMs picking their roster dry of prospects who can be better or used in other transactions. You need to do better!
Foote / Bastian healthy - that would be a first. Holtz couldnt make the Swdish national team, Brunette who coached Holtz didnt make any possible acceptable offer and Vegas non qualified Schmid. Take a deep breath
@@neilcecconi822 you made no point. Two young players that we didn’t have to move/ make a decision on were moved at this point in the year for 4th line center we could have traded a 7th for? Come on now. It provided very little cap space so it’s not that. It’s because Fitz was upset at his handling of Holtz and was tired of answering questions about him. As far as the national team not taking him they only go by what they see from the team he’s on and assume he isn’t ready. He had 16 goals with 9 mins of play averaged? We won’t get 16 goals from palat a season or lazar if we had him another 3 seasons. Others should be first to go and the player we got in return are a dime a dozen.