Confirmed with Link: TRADE: Bruins get Nick Holden from NYR for Rob O'Gara and third round pick

[Ice Nine]

Don't mind this deal at all. Holden had a solid season last year, and looked like he could eventually develop into a top 4 D. But this year has struggled.

Though take the point further up by a Rangers fan re Hockey IQ.

 

[BruinDust]

You'll see players of his ilk go for much less closer to the deadline IMO.

Sure, at previous deadlines.

There are usually more of them available as well.

If Sweeney missed out on Holden, but knows he needed a depth LD, not much left to pick from. Older guys on their last legs.

Good chance if he didn't step up, Holden is gone elsewhere by 3:00 PM eastern next Monday. I like the fact stepped up to get the better option, even if it is a depth LD.

 

[GarbageGoal]

Ugh. I think O'Gara had a future here.

 

[Beesfan]

Ranger fan here.

Holden's a decent bottom pairing defenseman. He has good talent but he has a really low hockey IQ. Does some of everything though (okay defensively, can skate, has good size and can move the puck) and is a valuable bottom pairing defenseman for a playoff team. He can also play left or right.

Is O'Gara an NHL'er or just a good AHL'er? What is his game like?

O'Gara is a tall, rangy left shot defenseman, who can play both right and left D. Classic defensive defenseman, no real offense to speak of. In style, I suppose he is similar to Brandon Carlo, but Carlo is better by an order of magnitude in every way. Bottom six player if he makes the NHL.

 

[EverettMike]

Maybe O'Gara OR a 3rd, but both? Seems steep.

 

[Saxon Eric]

I like the trade

 

[ODAAT]

The hate this trade is getting is absolutely hilarious, and typical of Bruins fans. That 3rd round pick is a late 3rd and O'Gara was never going to get a shot here unless there was a slew of injuries. Holden is a NHL defenseman. He has playoff experience, and when you get into the playoffs and need to tap into the 7th-8th-9th defenseman, I'd rather have Holden in than Postma.

Also, he was pretty good last year for a much better Rangers team. 11G/34Pts and played around 20 minutes a night.

Good post, Postma has precisely 0 NHL playoff games and we saw what happened last year when injuries piled up at the wrong time. I can`t really comment on Holden and I wonder out loud how many here making exclamations about his game have really even seen him play? Anyways, this one won`t keep me up at night, looks like he has some offensive ability strictly going on stats, has some playoff experience as you mentioned. Clearly the B`s aren`t really believers in Postma if things get wonky with injuries. I still think there`s more coming, a whole lotta bodies in the dressing room right now. Hextall on HockeyCentral at Noon just said prices right now are "very high"

 

[KrejciMVP]

3rd round pick for this guy. Does Sweeney get with trades that every once in a while you are supposed actually win one.

Don't think it's that big of a payment. I mean we have 1st round picks that can't even crack the lineup

 

[Fenway]

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Holy overreaction folks. Good NHL trade for us, bodies go down during a long PO run. Guys like this can help. The third going the other way? Meh

 

[PB37]

Depth guy for the playoff stretch. The Bruins are entering the toughest part of the season... if Chara goes down, we have Krug, Grz, and then Tommy Cross as our closest NHL ready LHD. Then as the physicality ramps up, Krug and Grz, for as tenacious and battlers as they are, will be targeted. If one of them goes down...well, we all saw what happened last year.

The kids will tell you Holden sucks, but honestly, he's not bad. I know a lot of Rangers fans last year saying how great value he was when he scored 11 goals and 34 points, but he hasn't been as good this year ( nor has his team ).

If things don't work out, he's a UFA and we cut him loose. I don't get why people are confused by this trade.​

 

[ORR2Sanderson2ORR]

Rangers trade Nick Holden to Bruins as fire sale begins

The 30-year-old Holden will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. He played 135 games as a Ranger after being acquired from Colorado before the 2016-17 season for a fourth-round pick.

Holden has three goals and nine assists in 55 games this season. He spent a large portion of the season playing to Ryan McDonagh's right on the top pair.

Not bad trade management by Gorton and company.

 

[LouJersey]

The hate this trade is getting is absolutely hilarious, and typical of Bruins fans. That 3rd round pick is a late 3rd and O'Gara was never going to get a shot here unless there was a slew of injuries. Holden is a NHL defenseman. He has playoff experience, and when you get into the playoffs and need to tap into the 7th-8th-9th defenseman, I'd rather have Holden in than Postma.

Also, he was pretty good last year for a much better Rangers team. 11G/34Pts and played around 20 minutes a night.

I also could say the typical do no wrong Bruins fans defend anything.

I've seen a lot of him. He's not worth his return. Hopefully Dean and Cassidy saw something on film that they can correct. He's not the best decision maker in the world.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Don is really bad at trading.

 

[Hali33]

Prior to the season, O’Gara was spoken very highly of. Adding a 3rd seems... pretty surprising for a questionable player.

 

[Greek_physique]

Improves our 3rd pair, while giving us another option on the PP.

Don't think this was an over payment at all and we still have a lot of major assets left.

 

[JP Nolan]

Don't think it's that big of a payment. I mean we have 1st round picks that can't even crack the lineup

I agree....But is it really necessary ? The asset should be used better is what i think. Both of them.

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

He's going to get a chance on the 3rd pairing. Grzelyck has slipped recently. And they were always going to pick up insurance on the left side. Suprised they included O'Gara, but they must feel like he's expendable with Grzelyck probably being demoted, so many left handed defenseman.

Now I agree that Gryzelick’s play has slipped a little but not enough to remove him from the current lineup . If Gryz is headed to Providence, I don’t like this deal .

 

[BruinDust]

Maybe O'Gara OR a 3rd, but both? Seems steep.

What value did Rob O'Gara have? He's almost 25 and has pretty much no NHL experience.

 

[alg363636]

I don't like Holden and I don't really care about the trade but I don't like the value and this is something I constantly feel annoyed about with Sweeney trades.

Defensive depth is fine but you could pick up a bottom pairing D for a third from tons of teams. O'Gara is still a solid prospect whose probably worth a third on his own.

There is no way Holden is worth this much. Even if the third and O'Gara never pan out we shouldn't be bending over this often.

 

[LouJersey]

Sure, at previous deadlines.

There are usually more of them available as well.

If Sweeney missed out on Holden, but knows he needed a depth LD, not much left to pick from. Older guys on their last legs.

Good chance if he didn't step up, Holden is gone elsewhere by 3:00 PM eastern next Monday. I like the fact stepped up to get the better option, even if it is a depth LD.

meh, again it's Nick Holden. I have faith in our coaches so hopefully he will be far better on this team playing with McQuaid/Miller instead of how he looked with McDonagh and others

 

[BadBruins]

I don't hate it. Got a depth LHD and didn't give up a real asset (1st, 2nd, top prospects etc).

Never been a fan of O'Gara. Not good enough in any one area to be a defenseman in this league for more than a cup of coffee here and there. Turns 25 in the summer. Becomes waiver eligible in the fall.

 

[ODAAT]

Can see it now, deadline comes and goes with DS not doing much if anything and B`s fans here saying "_____________ p>

 

[PB37]

Ranger fan here.

Holden's a decent bottom pairing defenseman. He has good talent but he has a really low hockey IQ. Does some of everything though (okay defensively, can skate, has good size and can move the puck) and is a valuable bottom pairing defenseman for a playoff team. He can also play left or right.

Is O'Gara an NHL'er or just a good AHL'er? What is his game like?

O'Gara projects to be a bottom pairing/depth dman coming off the bench. He's better than his stats say, but he won't push anyone off your current LHD pro lineup. Good size and his hallmark is his skating ability for a guy his size. Offers very little in the way of physicality or offensive skills.

 

[Bridges31]

Head scratcher for sure. Bruins trying to set the record for most depth defenseman or something? Also aren’t the bruins above their active roster limits now? Assuming Miller is healthy.

 

[3rdLiner]

Wtf is this, did we need another 7th defenseman? Is postma getting a part time job?