Confirmed with Link: Nick Holden signs extension (2 years, $1.7M AAV)

[Super Cake]

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[IceNeophyte]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[theslatcher]

Ugh

 

[CupInSIX]

I told you guys there was something going down with Holden.

ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffun times ahead

 

[theslatcher]

Fun fact: Holden turns 33 in 3 months.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Lol. Remember when we argued last summer about if he was going to be on the opening night roster ?

I said yes, but wouldn't necessarily have bet on an extension 6 months later

I guess DeBoer liked him

 

[The Duck Knight]

Plus side- he's the best of the plug trio.

Down side- he's still a plug.

 

[sabresfan65]

Theo, Schmidt, McNabb, Martinez, Holden, Whitecloud, Hague looks like next years D

 

[KnishOfTheCrease]

With us? Jesus Christ

 

[ChanceVegas]

GM giveth... GM taketh away...

 

[hangman005]

More Holden..... couldn’t they have been like Australia and stopped them.

 

[GKG18]

Isn't he taking a paycut to stay here? From $2.2 million to $1.7. I know that's not a lot relative to pro athletes, but half a mil is a half a mil!

 

[Boris Zubov]

More Holden..... couldn’t they have been like Australia and stopped them.

The only reason I get this joke is because I'm a car guy.

 

[hangman005]

Isn't he taking a paycut to stay here? From $2.2 million to $1.7. I know that's not a lot relative to pro athletes, but half a mil is a half a mil!

I'd rather pay him 2.2M as a water boy.... it's also not my money so I'd rather it more

 

[Knightmare]

This is great news! Is Extension the name of our new AHL team?

 

[CupInSIX]

Isn't he taking a paycut to stay here? From $2.2 million to $1.7. I know that's not a lot relative to pro athletes, but half a mil is a half a mil!

Similar to Coburn in TB.

Except Coburn is much better.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Veteran 6D who can be a healthy scratch and come in cold and do what's needed for a few games or can fill that 6D spot more long term. Can't argue with the deal, Bogosian got 1.3M from Tampa, there's a possibility it's 500k too high by the end of it but it wouldn't be hard to get rid of if they wanted. The deal is up when Hague, Glass, Elvenes, whoever would need new deals.

 

[Brazen331]

Seems expensive for a 7th D though and isn’t that what we want him to be? We have a signed a set Top 4 for next year and I suppose the best options after that are Whitecloud, Hague and Holden(what a law firm).

Why would we want to start Holden over Hague unless we have to? Hague has the size we need and he is much more productive offensively. He needs work in his own zone but so does Holden.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Seems expensive for a 7th D though and isn’t that what we want him to be? We have a signed a set Top 4 for next year and I suppose the best options after that are Whitecloud, Hague and Holden(what a law firm).

Why would we want to start Holden over Hague unless we have to? Hague has the size we need and he is much more productive offensively. He needs work in his own zone but so does Holden.

Hague had some rough games and needs to improve his skating even more. He has to find a way to get around the ice at an NHL level or he is not going to be as helpful. Big defenders sometimes take longer to develop so Holden as an insurance policy is probably what they're thinking. 1.7M on a rising cap isn't that bad.

 

[willy702]

I don't get the hate for him. Only thing that explains it is the lingering blame for why Gusev couldn't be kept or Haula had to be traded. Theo seems to like playing with him and the coaches like him in the role he plays. Sure hes going to make mistakes at times and have bad games, but all players do. He's just a role player and every team needs them, why act like he's the lone anchor keeping the team from being great?

 

[IceNeophyte]

I don't get the hate for him. Only thing that explains it is the lingering blame for why Gusev couldn't be kept or Haula had to be traded. Theo seems to like playing with him and the coaches like him in the role he plays. Sure hes going to make mistakes at times and have bad games, but all players do. He's just a role player and every team needs them, why act like he's the lone anchor keeping the team from being great?

I actually think his been okay. Not stellar, okay. It's Merrill I dont want to see back out there.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Hague had some rough games and needs to improve his skating even more. He has to find a way to get around the ice at an NHL level or he is not going to be as helpful. Big defenders sometimes take longer to develop so Holden as an insurance policy is probably what they're thinking. 1.7M on a rising cap isn't that bad.

Hague had some rough games and needs to improve his skating even more. He has to find a way to get around the ice at an NHL level or he is not going to be as helpful. Big defenders sometimes take longer to develop so Holden as an insurance policy is probably what they're thinking. 1.7M on a rising cap isn't that bad.

Not only skating, but his basic decisions need to improve or he's gonna be an AHL veteran. Too many high danger turnovers.

 

[sabresfan65]

I don't get the hate for him. Only thing that explains it is the lingering blame for why Gusev couldn't be kept or Haula had to be traded. Theo seems to like playing with him and the coaches like him in the role he plays. Sure hes going to make mistakes at times and have bad games, but all players do. He's just a role player and every team needs them, why act like he's the lone anchor keeping the team from being great?

I agree completely. If you find a depth defenseman (4-7) that doesn't make mistakes, you call them a top 3 and pay them 6M a year.

 

[GKG18]

I. If you find a depth defenseman (4-7) that doesn't make mistakes, you call them a top 3 and pay them 6M a year.

Yup, and they make mistakes, too.

 

[Vegan Knight]

Holden is older and we know what he's going to be so it's less exciting and there's a tendency to highlight his faults and downplay his steadiness but he is good to have as the 6-7 defenseman.