A lot of people have been saying that they’ve been rather impressed with Alexander Holtz’s development after day one of training camp. However, given his past history, I’m keeping my expectations somewhat moderate. There’s an update regarding the contract circumstances for both Dawson Mercer and Lindy Ruff.
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There is interview with Jasper Bratt on sportsnet where he speaks about Holtz and that he started to use same mental coach as Bratt.
He helped Bratt to take that big step that helped him become better in every physical factor of the game.
Hopefully we see same trajectory with Holtz.
I've watched video of Holtz and Bratt training together and they both look great. Holtz looks great. I don't doubt he can do it physically but it'll come down to his mental state.
I feel more certain about Dawson signing than Taffoli. I know other guys will say they want to stay and then sign someplace else, I don't see Dawson as that guy. I'll take him at his word.
My take is that Mercer wants to stay with the Devils. If I were to guess, I think there's a bit of a waiting game with a few other player extensions around the league. Mercer should command more than other forwards from his draft class like Anton Lundell, Cole Perfetti, and Seth Jarvis. However, I think that Lucas Raymond's and Dawson Mercer's contract extensions are more likely to be a lot similar in value, assuming they both extend to 8 or equal years. Once one of them signs, the other will probably soon follow in a similar price range. Mercer's extension though should be the Devil's top priority. A 2-3 year bridge deal that keeps Akira Schmid an RFA, would be next on the list for me no matter how he plays this year. If there's still goalie issues in the playoffs again, then it's probably Vitek Vanecek who will end up getting dealt before Schmid does. I gotta wait to see how Tyler Toffoli plays, and see which role players step up this year.