Confirmed with Link: Holden to Boston for Rob O'Gara + 2018 3rd round pick

[Machinehead]

We want to tank to get the 1st overall pick, not fold the franchise.

You could always deal me to Montreal for an extra pick. Bergevin adores terrible players.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

You could always deal me to Montreal for an extra pick. Bergevin adores terrible players.

We'll deal you to Tampa to play on a defensive pair with Dan

 

[Machinehead]

We'll deal you to Tampa to play on a defensive pair with Dan

I announce my retirement

 

[Embryo]

The last 14 years have been incredible. I guess I have to accept this is the end for now.

 

[NYR Viper]

Any word from the organization on why they received O’Gara?

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Kempny is a RFA I believe?

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I have no idea who O'Gara is but with a name like that of course he was on the Bruins. A 3rd round pick is basically what I expected from Holden.

I thought that was a thing.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

We flipped Holden for greater value then what we paid for him. Phenomenal trade. GL Holden. Wish you were a better player, wish more AV played to your strengths instead of putting you in a position to fail as often as he did.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

Feel bad but then I think "Wonder how much money he could've left on the table in exchange for a NMC?" It's a business and they get paid millions of dollars to be trade-able commodities. Don't want to be? Take less money in exchange for security.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

Holden was not even on the ice on 5-4 and 5-5 goals.

Considering how often people blame Holden for those goals specifically, this piece of info is hilarious.

Hey I’m still surprised we even made it to the second round that year, and others still think little snap shot errors kept us from going deep.

Don’t try to make sense too much amigo.

A lot of those snap shot errors added up because of consistent mistakes by the coach so it makes sense that it started to get melded together into one giant cluster f*** to many people. Holden always got more shit than he deserved here considering AV put him in a position to sink all the time.

 

[NYR94]

Ever play roller hockey at the rink behind the Smithtown Public Library in Nesconset? We call it the Armory, it's in the parking lot. I know a lot of guys out there and in Nesconset who play there.

No, but I went there once to take a look at the rink when it first opened. Most of my roller hockey friends had moved off the island by the time that rink opened. We played a lot at the rink on Browns road across from the baseball fields until it got torn down due to complaints by the neighbors.

 

[romba]

Holden was never a problem here...vigneaults usage of him was the problem...as is literally the case for every defenseman we have.

Bottom 5 coach in the nhl...been saying it for 3 years now.

I'm not completely disagreeing, but we must have had a hell of a team during AV's tenure to have had the success we've had with a bottom 5 coach.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

O’Gara probably gives them room to call up Ryan Graves now

Sike. O'Gara gets the call.

 

[RangerBlues]

So pick 90-95

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

So pick 90-95

Last pick in the 3rd round is pick 93.

 

[will1066]

No Texas Holden at casino night I guess.

Not all is lost. They still will have Zuccarat--as of now. I'm done here.

 

[Richard Banger]

O'Gara sounds like a throw in but I wouldn't be surprised if JG genuinely wanted him.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Does he have any upside to be a bottom pair guy?

 

[Lion Hound]

So pick 90-95

Drury's nephew

 

[Matt Rentfree]

Drury's nephew

If we don't draft him, will it ruin his Christmas?

 

[ZiGOODejad]

If we don't draft him, will it ruin his Christmas?

Nothing ruins his Christmas. Nothing

 

[LaffyTaffy]

Does he have any upside to be a bottom pair guy?

Supposedly yes absolutely he can end up a serviceable 6/7

Drury's nephew

Sign me up

 

[Richard Banger]

Does he have any upside to be a bottom pair guy?

Ceiling top 4
Floor 6/7

More likely to stay at floor. That's at least what I gathered from Bruins fans.

 

[Vitto79]

O'Gara sounds like a throw in but I wouldn't be surprised if JG genuinely wanted him.

I would think he did . The guy did play games in Boston . I’m sure he’s signed and competes for a spot next year

Kampfer may aswell play in the AHL

 

[trilobyte]

Gorton wants to upgrade the defense. This is a good move. All of the folks who keep swooning over how good Holden has been, how respectably he has played, blah. Glad to see him go.

 

[ponytrekker]

And the entire Ottawa series...

Just the last two minutes of the game when we had a lead. Ooof.