My Thoughts on the Holtz/Schmid for Paul Cotter Trade…
The New Jersey Devils trade Alexander Holtz and Akira Schmid to the Vegas Golden Knights, in exchange for Paul Cotter and a 2025 3rd round pick. Here are my thoughts…
Holtz may have s ton of potential but he also may not. I think Tom Fitzgerald is cutting his losses and admitting his mistake by selling him low. I will miss Akira much more 😢
No one wanted Holtz. Not even his home national team would take him. He was cut!!! There is more here then we are seeing. Holtz was a bust and devil fans need to move on!! I feel bad for Akira. He was mishandled. We saw what he could do in the playoffs. But Holtz plays zero board game and zero defensive awareness!! Fitz isnt a good GM but i see what he is doing. He wants more "sandpaper". Some nastiness!!
I'd rather not judge these trades till we see what Arch-chancellor Fitzroy does in free agency. In part, it looks like he's casting off weight and freeing up space for July 1. 19M in cap space isn't bad. I'd prefer Zadorov and/or Dillon over Pesce, but it looks like it'll be Pesce. And another forward. Bertuzzi, I'm hoping.
Holtz will easily score over 30 goals as a top 6 forward for Vegas next season. Holtz , Schmid, & Vegas will be in the playoffs next season while Fitz will hold another press conference blaming the dress code and lack of "accountability".
I never saw anyone defending Holtz. Not the coaching staff, not Fitz, but most importantly – not his teammates. When other players were struggling, you would hear other guys in the locker room talking them up. Never with Holtz.
Thats either an indictment of Holtz (attitude problem in the room and during practice) or this leadership group (not able to get through to Holtz).
Either way, Holtz's time on the Devils was aging like milk, not wine – and was only going to get worse.
Maybe Vegas, with a more established leadership group, can get through to him.
As a vegas fan cotter absolutely gives his all every shift, him carrier and kolesar would just wear defenses down with hits. He won't score much but he has scored some absolute beautiful goals before just for reference watch this goal he scored last year against the flyers. https://youtu.be/7dJoBU6sjNg?si=6llqO5YhwRSqg3Sx
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U made a few videos nice
With the Cotter trade…shouldn’t have cost more than Schmid, alone. Holtz was way too much, imo. Despite the need, it was an overpayment (imo).
*You sound like the gent that called in to Runnin with The Devils (YT page), an hour ago.
Paul Cotter is a beast. He’s a warrior than can make things happen.
Nice trade. Cotter brings what we need. Holtz value dropped precipitously.
We let Wood walk in free agency then traded a 7th overall pick and goalie prospect for him.
Holtz may have s ton of potential but he also may not. I think Tom Fitzgerald is cutting his losses and admitting his mistake by selling him low. I will miss Akira much more 😢
No one wanted Holtz. Not even his home national team would take him. He was cut!!! There is more here then we are seeing. Holtz was a bust and devil fans need to move on!! I feel bad for Akira. He was mishandled. We saw what he could do in the playoffs. But Holtz plays zero board game and zero defensive awareness!! Fitz isnt a good GM but i see what he is doing. He wants more "sandpaper". Some nastiness!!
I'd rather not judge these trades till we see what Arch-chancellor Fitzroy does in free agency.
In part, it looks like he's casting off weight and freeing up space for July 1.
19M in cap space isn't bad.
I'd prefer Zadorov and/or Dillon over Pesce, but it looks like it'll be Pesce. And another forward. Bertuzzi, I'm hoping.
Great trade for fitz
Holtz will easily score over 30 goals as a top 6 forward for Vegas next season.
Holtz , Schmid, & Vegas will be in the playoffs next season while Fitz will hold another press conference blaming the dress code and lack of "accountability".
I never saw anyone defending Holtz. Not the coaching staff, not Fitz, but most importantly – not his teammates. When other players were struggling, you would hear other guys in the locker room talking them up. Never with Holtz.
Thats either an indictment of Holtz (attitude problem in the room and during practice) or this leadership group (not able to get through to Holtz).
Either way, Holtz's time on the Devils was aging like milk, not wine – and was only going to get worse.
Maybe Vegas, with a more established leadership group, can get through to him.
yay!! Good to see you, Brother! Devils made some solid moves to fill some needs….. nothing tooo fancy, but not bad
As a vegas fan cotter absolutely gives his all every shift, him carrier and kolesar would just wear defenses down with hits. He won't score much but he has scored some absolute beautiful goals before just for reference watch this goal he scored last year against the flyers. https://youtu.be/7dJoBU6sjNg?si=6llqO5YhwRSqg3Sx