Confirmed Signing with Link: [OTT] Nick Holden signs extension [1yr, $1.3m AAV]

[The Devilish Buffoon]

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that the team has signed defenceman Nick Holdento a one-year contract extension. The contract has a value of $1.3M for the 2022-23 season.

Outstanding deal. I think many Sens fans were prepared to go up to $4m for 1yr, myself included, and probably wouldn't have blinked at 2yrs x $2m. He has been very good for us in a top 4 role, although he is more well-suited to 3rd pair, and he has been an outstanding off-ice presence. Truly one of the most impressive vets, on & off the ice, that we've added in my not-too-recent memory, even going back to Sens powerhouse years.

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[Zats Muccarello]

Rangers legend

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Great guy in the room - and a quality bottom pairing guy. You will find zero Sens fans that’ll have a problem with this.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Holden has averaged 19:22m per game with Ottawa, which is his highest total since 2016-2017.

He doesn't bring much of an offensive presence, but has done an excellent job almost every night despite facing tough competition and starting a whopping 72.2% (!!!) of his shifts in the D-Zone.

Of late (past half month), he has formed a stabilizing 2nd pairing with Zub, where he has done an admirable job lining up against Ovechkin, Malkin, Crosby, McDavid, Draisaitl, Gaudreau, Tkachuk, etc, holding them almost entirely off the score-sheet at 5-on-5 and coming out ahead on the +/- ledger.

Excellent news for Ottawa today. Holden will almost certainly be a 3rd pairing player for us by the end of his contract, and might even fall lower, but his on-ice and off-ice presence are absolutely instrumental for this young, growing team.

 

[Overrateprospects]

Rangers legend

Ottawa must be paying him for the job he did during 2017 series.

 

[King Karl]

Yay!

 

[Altimus]

Steal

 

[Sens Vader]

Such a solid defenceman

 

[Mrfenn92]

Good solid deal.

 

[edguy]

Fantastic deal. Nobody who watches him this year is going to qrgue this one

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Will be that much more notable when Sanderson comes to NHL and Ottawa rides: Chabot, Sanderson, Holden on the left. Gives them solid depth.

He's done a great job with Zub recently, and unless facing high octane teams, they've been very effective.

 

[Vitto79]

Fantastic deal. Nobody who watches him this year is going to qrgue this one

wait Holden doesn’t suck ? good for him

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Will be that much more notable when Sanderson comes to NHL and Ottawa rides: Chabot, Sanderson, Holden on the left. Gives them solid depth.

He's done a great job with Zub recently, and unless facing high octane teams, they've been very effective.

They've been pretty effective against the high-octane teams, too: +1 against CGY, EDM, PIT & WSH since the return.

 

[edguy]

Will be that much more notable when Sanderson comes to NHL and Ottawa rides: Chabot, Sanderson, Holden on the left. Gives them solid depth.

He's done a great job with Zub recently, and unless facing high octane teams, they've been very effective.

I actually like how our d-core is shaping up for next year.

Chabot-JBD/Thomson
Holden-Zub
Sanderson-Zaitsev

 

[SensFactor]

I didn't have much expectation for him this season. However, he's been very solid in a shutdown role. Great deal as well. He's a big glue guy in the room also.

 

[Sun God Nika]

Holden found his game big time likely could have got more in free agency with term and dollar but I guess he likes it in ottawa

 

[Qward]

Good deal.

 

[xVolchenkov]

I actually like how our d-core is shaping up for next year.

Chabot-JBD/Thomson
Holden-Zub
Sanderson-Zaitsev

Brannstrom?

 

[RickyLafleur]

I actually like how our d-core is shaping up for next year.

Chabot-JBD/Thomson
Holden-Zub
Sanderson-Zaitsev

Where does Brannstrom slot in there?

 

[OmniSens]

He's been so instrumental in the Sens lineup, including the dressing room. Happy to see him re-signed!

 

[edguy]

Brannstrom?

Where does Brannstrom slot in there?

I'm still not convinced Brannstrom is here next year. But this thread is about Holden so I won't get into that.

 

[Hale The Villain]

He's been solid. Can play both sides reasonably well. Glad to have him back for another year.

 

[Overrateprospects]

I didn't have much expectation for him this season. However, he's been very solid in a shutdown role. Great deal as well. He's a big glue guy in the room also.

Just don’t trust him with 2 goal leads during the playoffs.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Excellent! Why did he take a 1 year deal, I feel he's been good enough for at least a 3 year, 6 million dollar deal.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Just don’t trust him with 2 goal leads during the playoffs.

Noted, thanks!