Prospect Info: Alexander Holtz (#7 pick - 2020 draft)

[TorontoMedia]

he got injured on a late hit in the beginning of their last game.

Holtz got an assist on Djurgarden's last goal. He also has 6 shots on goal

man is just racking up Apples. lets see a goal this game too!

 

[R8Devs]

man is just racking up Apples. lets see a goal this game too!

game's over now but he was robbed by the goalie on a point blank chance in the 2nd period on the powerplay.

Assist:

 

[Guadana]

Holtz got 7th assist today in his 14 game. He had 7 assists in 35 games year ago. 11 points in 14 games this year.

 

[glenwo2]

Holtz got 7th assist today in his 14 game. He had 7 assists in 35 games year ago. 11 points in 14 games this year.

boner pants.

 

[TBF1972]

Holtz the playmaker!

Time to trade Hughes for a sniper.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Holtz wants all the apples.

 

[njdevils1982]

boner pants.

 

[My3Sons]

NJ really should have him do the color commentary as a guest when Puddy visits the Rock again.

 

[Frozen Lake]

Bratt- Hischier- Holtz
Foote- Hughes- Mercer

Makes me drool lol

Lets not forget Gusev. If we are able to keep him, I think he has PPG potential and very limited miles on his body. He was a rookie last year

 

[Nubmer6]

Lets not forget Gusev. If we are able to keep him, I think he has PPG potential and very limited miles on his body. He was a rookie last year

Limited miles, but a lot of Russian Kilometers

 

[Frozen Lake]

Limited miles, but a lot of Russian Kilometers

Russian Kilometers cause less wear and tear when one adds voda... I mean vodka.

 

[TBF1972]

Russian Kilometers cause less wear and tear when one adds voda... I mean vodka.

there is zero reason to like gusev over palimieri. gusev is the better playmaker. palmieri is probably equal or better in everything else.

 

[Frozen Lake]

there is zero reason to like gusev over palimieri. gusev is the better playmaker. palmieri is probably equal or better in everything else.

Palmieri is quite the sniper but Im taking Gusev over him ten out of ten times

Palmieri has never had PPG potential

 

[McDuffz88]

there is zero reason to like gusev over palimieri. gusev is the better playmaker. palmieri is probably equal or better in everything else.

Lol what? 0 reasons? Let's be real here, Palmieri does nothing but scores goals but when he's not he's invisible. Gusev so far has been the catalyst for every line he's been on. I don't think it's a coincidence that everyone he played with had career years. Gusev will easily be 70+ points next season if given top line minutes. We haven't even seen him with a true #1 or #2 center yet. Put him with nico and forget about it.

 

[Nico Hischier]

I take gusev over palmieri

 

[Devils731]

All things being equal, I’d keep Gusev over Palmieri.

I don’t know that all things are equal though. So contract negotiations and the players desire to stay will play a big role in what happens. I’d like to keep whichever combination provides the best contract value and trade return; that could mean keep both, trade 1, or trade both.

 

[MartyOwns]

wait why do we have to choose between palms and gusev?

 

[Darkauron]

*Looks at thread name in confusion*

 

[Hockey Duckie]

just setup william eklund on a one-timer goal

Everyone knows that Holtz is a sniper. The goalie is frozen to prepare of Holtz to shoot, but he passes it instead. The netminder recognizes this too late and and it's a easy put in. If Holtz wasn't a known sniper, the goalie would be prepared for a pass.

 

[TBF1972]

All things being equal, I’d keep Gusev over Palmieri.

I don’t know that all things are equal though. So contract negotiations and the players desire to stay will play a big role in what happens. I’d like to keep whichever combination provides the best contract value and trade return; that could mean keep both, trade 1, or trade both.

i have a hard time to see things equal from a defensive point of view. palmieri is the better player against the puck.

 

[Guttersniped]

i have a hard time to see things equal from a defensive point of view. palmieri is the better player against the puck.

There’s a fun advanced stats site for SHL players that has Expected Goals (xG). The results aren’t shocking with Holtz the highest xG on the team (and 8th highest in the SHL) and just being unlucky so far unlike his linemates.

Name	Actual G/60	Expected xG/60	AvE
Holtz	1.04	1.56	-0.52
Eklund	1.58	1.29	+0.30
Josefson	1.08	0.89	+0.19
Ostman	0.00	0.53	-0.53

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If you check out the other pages the most concerning thing is that Holtz’s new center, Kalle Ostman, isn’t good but there’s not much they can do because his team has a very limited number of even sort of offensively productive forwards.

https://www.betterthanamonkey.com/expected-goals/

(This site sucks on a phone to the point of it almost not being usable on one. Sorry.)

 

[NJ DevLolz]

There’s a fun advanced stats site for SHL players that has Expected Goals (xG). The results aren’t shocking with Holtz the highest xG on the team (and 8th highest in the SHL) and just being unlucky so far unlike his linemates.

Name	Actual G/60	Expected xG/60	AvE
Holtz	1.04	1.56	-0.52
Eklund	1.58	1.29	+0.30
Josefson	1.08	0.89	+0.19
Ostman	0.00	0.53	-0.53

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If you check out the other pages the most concerning thing is that Holtz’s new center, Kalle Ostman, isn’t good but there’s not much they can do because his team has a very limited number of even sort of offensively productive forwards.

Better than a Monkey

(This site sucks on a phone to the point of it almost not being usable on one. Sorry.)

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Does anyone know how long Josefson is going to be out?

 

[HBK27]

there is zero reason to like gusev over palimieri. gusev is the better playmaker. palmieri is probably equal or better in everything else.

I like the fact that Gusev is 17 months younger, which aligns a bit better with when the core group of players is expected to start peaking.

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

Holtz got his jersey.

 

[Prntscrn]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Does anyone know how long Josefson is going to be out?

They're expecting 2-3 weeks