The New Jersey Devils have traded goaltender Akira Schmid and forward Alexander Holtz to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for forward Paul Cotter and a 2025 3rd Round Pick.
Alex Holtz has finally been freed.
I AM STUNNED.
COMPLETELY STUNNED!
So much to talk about, I don’t even know where to begin…
I discuss this and more in this video.
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On one hand i like the move cause holtz sucked on the defensive side and schmid was hit or miss and with daws poultier and they drafted 2 more goalies today(best NA goalie) they needed to move on. The downside is holtz has the scoring ability where as cotter has some offense but is a power forward who had over 200 hits forechecks and uses his body (what we needed). Ill definitely agree though that Devils should've gotten more at the end of the day.
That’s from Harold and Kumar now Ryan Reynolds is the boss
Ace, you keft out the $1 million Vegas secretly placed in Fitz's personal bank account. At least, this crap woul then make sense. What does it say about Devils' scouts when word the Devils are pushing is that Holtz is lazy? Askarov was there for the taking and the Devils admit they whiffed. The inmates are running the asylum at the Rock.
Look at Kyle Palmeris stats before the Devils traded for him. This guy could put up career numbers in NJ. What did Holtz do that this team needed? And what was Schmid gonna do as 3rd or 4th on the depth chart?
Meanwhile, Utah gets Sergachev. WTF?
Fitz is an idiot. He gave marino, shmid and holtz away for nothing in return. His head needs to be on a platter.
This trade is a prelude to more moves. There is more to come.
Fitz came out against , Ruff had nothing good to say about him, Green had nothing good to say about him , and no player came out for him publicly . Just reading between the lines.
Agree nice little playoff performance against the Rangers fell against Carolina and did nothing since , just think they have Daws above him on the depth chart .
Islanders fan here,devil's fans just got taken to the cleaners! Schmidt was a solid goalie except last year he struggled. I did like holtz he had a lot of potential. Vegas is smiling 😂
im not disappointed holtz cant skate for shit and his shot is worthless if he never gets open or he gets every shot he takes blocked
Listen I saw that on Instagram. I had enough. I had faith that we could turn the tide. The next year will be screwed. Do you want my take on all this. Mark my word, we won't pick any of the real good free agents this year.
Just because he could be a top 6 winger doesn’t mean he would be an elite top 6. To win cups you can’t just fill holes at the top of your lineup. You need elite player up there. Hopefully fitz has an eye on an elite guy to get in that top 6. Lineup will look solid with the rumored dmen
I get a kick out of people pissing and moaning about moving on from Holtz. It's the same people that were bitching about not moving Zacha earlier, years back. Holtz wasn't going to work out, they put a shit load of work into him and he didn't get it. He got caught out of position constantly, he was slow and clunky, and he was an absolute trainwreck on the defensive end. Shmid was never going to be anything special, he got hot during a stretch last year but since then his play has been manic. How many more chances were they supposed to give Holtz? They had him with Jack, Nico, 3rd line, 4th line, at what point do you look at this objectively instead of emotionally and move on. Cotter is heavy, he's physical, and with the right coaching he can absolutely develop into a contributing role player. The constant crying, bitching, and moaning about Fitz is ridiculous. Let the guy do his job, see what the team does, then pass judgment. Everyone was stroking the guy off the season before last, one off year and people are ready crucify him. It's absurd. Act like a rational hockey fan. Good grief.
Fitz has no patience. I slammed the tofoli trade for Sharangovich when everyone else loved it. He traded a cost controlled excellent short handed goal scorer for a useless Toffoli. Now he’s thriving in Calgary. So many players that we invested time and money into, he has thrown away and they thrive elsewhere. This is a make or break season for Fitz. I do like Paul Catton the player though, always have.
I felt you couldve used at least Holtz as part of a package for a top 6 winger or top 4 dman. I dont blame you one bit for this trade, if the Sens did something like this I'd be livid
Cotter has potential
Team Sweden didn't want Holtz either.
Let’s see what the Rangers get for Kakko.
Ive been trying to hope and be patient and positive with fitz… but this trade has me, im done with him. I also heard the oilers coach and gm part ways, so i believe that means the gm got fired, but i didnt read the article yet. If the Oilers gm did get fired and if we fired fitz maybe we could get the Oilers gm. But man… im done with fitz i thought he would do something to help the team this summer, not just help a bit then throw it away. Hope we fire him.
Your right about Alexander Holtz yet Akira is everybody Blackwood and how you guys liked Vanecek. He was never gonna be anything. Sucks though yet Akira had his moment that's it. Vanecek had moments as well l.
Spot on in this video ! You said exactly how I'm feeling 😢
You can't give up on Holtz that quickly. It's ridiculous. A third round pick is nothing these day especially when Vegas has it and adding a 4th line forward is something you should be able to address in the free agent market cheaply. This was yet another fail by our GM. He already failed us in regards to making things better in the future at the last trade deadline when he moved Toffoli. Didn't get enough for that guy. Terrible work.
The devils shitted all over holtz basically killing any trade value he haddd…
I love it!!! He’s bigger and we need size…plus great hands
Holtz is good but with this new line up he was always gonna be the odd man out…
Don’t forget we get a 3rd round pick too that we can use or trade for a needed piece on Monday possibly
I just wana know wat fowards were going after especially in that top 6…
I agree with ya Ace!
Travesty!!!
Fire Fitzgerald!!!
I want take some of the shit that Fitz is taking it’s apparent potent stuff
It look like they are setting up dawson mercer to get a big payday and be the top winger. Huh? Im confused. I like cotter, but wtf
U didnt kno vegas sent back a hummer for fitz.. u know there in vegas hahah
I dont think holtz was every gonna b that great player hes got a great shot but hes not good away from the puck dosent defend well and is another aoft guy who cant really drive play
I’m a VGK fan and I’m the opposite of the beginning of your angle of the video and I’m not familiar with the new assets of the VGK but you guys are definitely going to like Cotter because he has offense to his game and is physical too.
We have to get bigger now or we will never compete in the new NHL or ever get the cup… little and quick is old school
Big and quick and talented is now the new NHL… it’s the same reason Hughes stuggles in the playoffs we need big guys to help him on his line so he can produce too
Let’s see what he does on Monday with the cap space we have … guarantee your gonna see more additions of big talented guys to compete with Carolina and others
I had enough of all the “all is forgiven” BULLSHOT, when he landed Markstrom. I said NO, all is NOT forgiven because I KNEW (as did you,) that this effin CLOWN would so something (in this case, TWICE in one day) incredibly STUPID. Two SECOND ROUNDERS for Marino, and a SEVENTH OA, AND a good goalie prospect for a guy that I NEVER HEARD OF. TF, go FUG YOURSELF!! I said it before: we aren’t winning ANYTHING with BOZO at the wheel. How does anyone forget, that he WASTED a full year of this club on BULLSHOT? “Hoped & Prayed” that his buddy would pull a rabbit out of his hat. Did NOTHINGwith over EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS in LTIR money, waited MONTHS too long addressing the goaltending position, and subsequently, cost us an entire season,disillusioned the fanbase. Don’t even get me started on the draft. Is TF exercising his FAMOUS “patience” by apparently being happy with a prospect that we may not see for THREE+ YEARS!! Thank You to the COMPETENT management of Las Vegas for EXPOSING this jackhole. ***Note to Sheldon Keefe: Make DAMN sure that you have the tools for the job, RIGHT NOW because if you NEED anything, it will likely fall on deaf (and DUMB) ears. OR, you can take the other path, and start HOPING & PRAYING RIGHT NOW!!
i literally posted on my story a question mark. Thank Akira for the greatness last year and hopefully Holtz gets the playing time he deserves
😠 😡 👿 WTF is this shit! When I read this trade I thought it was a misprint. I want William Carrier, so I thought that was him, BUT STILL even if it was Carrier, dude you GO TO GET MORE, MORE, MORE if you are trading away Holtz and Schmid.
did New Jersey get cap space to sign another player?
I see why they did it. The got another promising goalie in azarov and Holtz we weren't utilizing him. Give him a fresh start. Paul cotter won't be a top guy but a big body grinder. I don't like it but eh
Ace this was it for me. I tried to be positive and had some faith in Fitz’s and it’s completely gone after today. If you can defend this move chances are you probably think Biden is doing great job too.
COTTER IS A FUTURE HART TROPHY WINNER…MVP…MVP!!……WOW THINGS WENT SOUTH FOR THE DEVILS WAY TOO QUICKLY…THIS MESS WITH VEGAS HAS GOT TO BE PART OF SOME MULTI TEAM DEAL THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET…..OR ELSE OH BOY WHAT A NIGHTMARE
*curls up in fetal position*
Yeah. That's all I got.
Biggest wtf ever…?!?
Absolute dog shit.
#Fire Fitz he really did some stupid moves this weekend including skipping Sam dickinson for a guy that may or may not ever come over