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

[TheUnseenHand]

When looking at Rossi and Holtz, who I think the choice had to be down to, if you think they are close to being the same potential impact, that is they are tied for BPA, I'm totally fine using team need as the tiebreaker. I'm guessing that was the case in this instance.

 

[devilsfan35]

I hope he can be a boeser type player

 

[Emperoreddy]

When looking at Rossi and Holtz, who I think the choice had to be down to, if you think they are close to being the same potential impact, that is they are tied for BPA, I'm totally fine using team need as the tiebreaker. I'm guessing that was the case in this instance.

They might not even have had Rossi as BPA here.

 

[glenwo2]

Bratt and Holtz : New Best buds.



Zacha be like :

 

[TheUnseenHand]

They might not even have had Rossi as BPA here.

Very possible. I don't think there was much separating those two, and I can totally understand having Holtz ranked ahead of Rossi.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Bratt and Holtz : New Best buds.



Zacha be like :

They can be three amigos!

 

[Bcap88]

 

[JimboA]

I really liked how genuine and happy he was in his interview. Always a great sign for a player coming to your team. You want a guy with personality as well.

I have followed Alex since he was around 14 and I can say that is exactly my view of him. Very good manners, positive attitude, mature and all those things. He's apparently very appreciated by his teammates.

 

[glenwo2]

 

[TheUnseenHand]

He seems to have a Hughes like confidence, which I like.

 

[Emperoreddy]

He just seems like the player that can help get Nico or Hughes into the gaudy numbers (and vice versa)

We have a lot of good young wingers, but we didn't have an elite goalscorer winger.

Now we do

 

[glenwo2]

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Holtz said in that interview that him and Bratt have the same trainer in Sweden

 

[Xirik]

Well hall credited Hischier for the hart trophy win so perhaps in a few years we will see Holtz do the same

 

[dinosaur33]

I'm so excited for Holtz. I feel like "elite shot" is still a super rare trait, whereas more and more guys are getting faster and more creative every year. Well, at least "elite shot but still with other 1st round skills" seems rare these days. That has to have value.

 

[Tretyak 20]

I get preferring another player, but thinking this was a bad pick makes no sense.

He fits a need. He was ranked in this range. There is nothing wrong with this pick.

Hasn't he been ranked in this range for like two solid years?

 

[NJDevs26]

The dragging of this pick is the perfect example of why I don't follow mocks and spend months debating draft position. You guys continually fall in love with draft-eligibles and it bites you in the butt when either we don't pick them (a la Rossi) or they get picked by a team we don't like (K'Andre Miller).

There's absolutely no reason this should have been seen as an off-board pick, but because Rossi got hyped up here people made it into an off-board pick.

 

[JimboA]

Holtz said in that interview that him and Bratt have the same trainer in Sweden

Yes, Bratt did a little cameo in this episode (English subtitles available):

 

[Bcap88]

 

[Emperoreddy]

This doesn't surprise me.

 

[Bcap88]

This doesn't surprise me.

Especially with short season etc and holtz is already playing in Sweden no need to rush these guys

 

[Blender]

This doesn't surprise me.

The season is so screwed up and guys are already playing in Europe, so no reason to interfere with that.

 

[Emperoreddy]

The season is so screwed up and guys are already playing in Europe, so no reason to interfere with that.

I would almost rather send every kid under 23 overseas to play now and punt this upcoming season.

 

[My3Sons]

This doesn't surprise me.

theoretically it’s a sign of progress. First you don’t need PTO players. Then you can send guys down to the minors rather than rush them. Then you can let the prospects marinate in their development leagues. Hopefully it pays off.

 

[Forge]

I've been trying to say this forever. He's really not a one trick pony...just so happens that his shot is elite and that is what people gravitate toward thinking.