- May 8, 2010
- 20,357
- 35,507
Matched his point total from last year in 13 less games. That's good.
No points today but 4 shots on goal in only 12 min of ice time.
Also got called for a diving penalty for trying to avoid a player on the ice (bad call imo):
That didn't work at the WJC. It was a limiting factor of Sweden's PP to be honest. I personally want Holtz to develop into an all around offensive player, not a one dimensional sniper.Park him in the circle on the PP next year and feed him one timers idc
So his season fell off a cliff after Josefson got hurt. And he shot 4% on the PP and has 2 PP goals over the last 2 seasons. I’m not sure how someone with the best shot in the draft supposedly can shoot that low of a percentage.Here's a decent analysis of his season.
Alexander Holtz: A Year-Over-Year Stats Comparison - Hockeysverige
Maybe they're having him focus on diff parts of his game, like passingSo his season fell off a cliff after Josefson got hurt. And he shot 4% on the PP and has 2 PP goals over the last 2 seasons. I’m not sure how someone with the best shot in the draft supposedly can shoot that low of a percentage.
Here's a decent analysis of his season.
Alexander Holtz: A Year-Over-Year Stats Comparison - Hockeysverige
His shot is overated, it’s not elite or anything. He has a pretty good shot which he uses a lot from pretty much anywhere. More quantity than quality.So his season fell off a cliff after Josefson got hurt. And he shot 4% on the PP and has 2 PP goals over the last 2 seasons. I’m not sure how someone with the best shot in the draft supposedly can shoot that low of a percentage.
His shot is overated, it’s not elite or anything. He has a pretty good shot which he uses a lot from pretty much anywhere. More quantity than quality.
His shot is overated, it’s not elite or anything. He has a pretty good shot which he uses a lot from pretty much anywhere. More quantity than quality.
Reading that article, I come away with:
1.) Djugardens is a clusterf***
2.) Holtz has show mild improvement this season
3.) Holtz still has some things to work on
I'm not panicking about Holtz going into a slump in his draft+1 season. First off, he's a goal scorer -- they tend to run hot and cold. Second of all, his complete game is not bad -- like some goal-scorers -- so it's not as if he's useless when not scoring. Of course, you want him to score, but he's not a liability or anchor if he's not. Lastly, his team looks like a bit of a dumpster fire right now.
I might be the only prospect guy ranking Dawson Mercer as the Devils #1 prospect, but I've got zero gripes with Alexander Holtz. He's going to be a top 6 goal-scorer at the NHL level, I'm extremely confident of that and I've been doing this for many, many years.
ok i'll bite- what gives mercer the edge in your opinion? his all around game?
Reading that article, I come away with:
1.) Djugardens is a clusterf***
2.) Holtz has show mild improvement this season
3.) Holtz still has some things to work on
Djurgården has been a clusterf*** since new years, unfortunately Holtz has by far been the biggest cluster f*** in the team during this time. I don't know what has happened, the only thing going through your mind when someone passes him is f***. Him and Eklund seems to come as a package, whenever Eklund is out there so is Holtz, I don't know why because he is only a burden and in the way. If he's playing through injury it would be better for him and the team to have him sit out, if it's not an injury there is some serious trouble.
Top 6 as in the top of the league in overall scoring or a top 6 (1st or 2nd line) player that scores?I'm not panicking about Holtz going into a slump in his draft+1 season. First off, he's a goal scorer -- they tend to run hot and cold. Second of all, his complete game is not bad -- like some goal-scorers -- so it's not as if he's useless when not scoring. Of course, you want him to score, but he's not a liability or anchor if he's not. Lastly, his team looks like a bit of a dumpster fire right now.
I might be the only prospect guy ranking Dawson Mercer as the Devils #1 prospect, but I've got zero gripes with Alexander Holtz. He's going to be a top 6 goal-scorer at the NHL level, I'm extremely confident of that and I've been doing this for many, many years.