BudBundy
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- May 16, 2005
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I see him, at least right now, as a bit of a Jake Virtanen kind of guy. Very good skater, decent size, physical and good puck retriever. Doesn’t carry the puck much, not great passer (yet), but goes to the net hard. I don’t think Holloway has Virtanens shot but we’ll see. Worst case scenario he’s a 2nd/3rd line complimentary winger who gets 20 goals on speed and hustle. I am hopeful that Holloway will turn into more than Virtanen because I don’t think Virtanen played much center at all, whereas Holloway seems to be intelligent enough to play there in a pinch. He has enough hockey sense to do that. He’s also going the college route which does seem to give kids time to develop hand skills and passing skills a bit more than major junior, IMO. Coaches also clearly love Holloway whereas Virtanen seems to be a bit of a jackass. We’ll see where this shakes out, but I don’t think there is any doubt we’ve at least got a serviceable “pro-style” winger coming here.