Devil Dan 56 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I’d say Geertsen, Nemec, Thompson should be the 3 cuts but who knows. I’m pretty sure Thompson isn’t waiver eligible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, Devil Dan 56 said: I’d say Geertsen, Nemec, Thompson should be the 3 cuts but who knows. I’m pretty sure Thompson isn’t waiver eligible I agree that those should be the cuts. But this team seems to love Geertsen, unfortunately, so I imagine they're still thinking about that one. Thompson and Nemec should be going to Utica without question, though. That leaves Boqvist, Geertsen, and Holtz. If Holtz records a point or two tonight, they will not send him down. I also think they will not risk losing Boqvist on waivers, so they will be forced to cut Geertsen. If Holtz doesn't have a strong game, he might be going back to Utica. No waiver eligibility for Holtz means they can keep everyone else. The best move for the team and Holtz's development is to keep him in the NHL though, in my opinion. Holtz probably has little to get out of the AHL at this point. They practiced power play yesterday and Holtz was not on either unit. I have a suspicion that he won't be in a favorable position to succeed tonight, which will make it a challenge for him to make a good case for himself. It would be too bad if Holtz is on his way out because he has had 3 really strong games, despite not showing up on the score sheet much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 21 minutes ago, nessus said: I agree that those should be the cuts. But this team seems to love Geertsen, unfortunately, so I imagine they're still thinking about that one. Thompson and Nemec should be going to Utica without question, though. That leaves Boqvist, Geertsen, and Holtz. If Holtz records a point or two tonight, they will not send him down. I also think they will not risk losing Boqvist on waivers, so they will be forced to cut Geertsen. If Holtz doesn't have a strong game, he might be going back to Utica. No waiver eligibility for Holtz means they can keep everyone else. The best move for the team and Holtz's development is to keep him in the NHL though, in my opinion. Holtz probably has little to get out of the AHL at this point. They practiced power play yesterday and Holtz was not on either unit. I have a suspicion that he won't be in a favorable position to succeed tonight, which will make it a challenge for him to make a good case for himself. It would be too bad if Holtz is on his way out because he has had 3 really strong games, despite not showing up on the score sheet much. I thought Holtz performance since the prospect tournament has been kind of meh warm. He shows up for one or two plays a game and then is only really noticeable to me when he blows a tire or misses the net. I am not saying that he's just not ready but he's not looked to have taken that next step to me that I would have liked to see. He isn't really helping drive the play or taking an opportunity when not with Jack to help carry his line at all. His games in Utica he looks like a different player, one that can do more than just shoot the puck, but that isn't really translating at this level... Yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 37 minutes ago, nessus said: I agree that those should be the cuts. But this team seems to love Geertsen, unfortunately, so I imagine they're still thinking about that one. Thompson and Nemec should be going to Utica without question, though. That leaves Boqvist, Geertsen, and Holtz. If Holtz records a point or two tonight, they will not send him down. I also think they will not risk losing Boqvist on waivers, so they will be forced to cut Geertsen. If Holtz doesn't have a strong game, he might be going back to Utica. No waiver eligibility for Holtz means they can keep everyone else. The best move for the team and Holtz's development is to keep him in the NHL though, in my opinion. Holtz probably has little to get out of the AHL at this point. They practiced power play yesterday and Holtz was not on either unit. I have a suspicion that he won't be in a favorable position to succeed tonight, which will make it a challenge for him to make a good case for himself. It would be too bad if Holtz is on his way out because he has had 3 really strong games, despite not showing up on the score sheet much. I don’t think Holtz has much else to do in Utica. I’d much rather have him up here working with Brylin, who helped Sharangovich a lot. Id also think that a young learning Holtz does more for an NHL team than 3 minutes of Geertsen skating around every night. Wood and Bastian can bring whatever toughness Geertsen has and can also contribute offensively here and there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Is unconditional waivers for a contract termination the next move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I would like to see Holtz make it, but he hasn’t really made it impossible to cut him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, Devil Dan 56 said: Is unconditional waivers for a contract termination the next move? I could see it. He has a $750k salary this year, so maybe he thinks he could get a contract elsewhere that could beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Jack Edwards = torture for my ears. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, Aitchmack said: Jack Edwards = torture for my ears. They're both like nails on a chalkboard. It's preseason but the power play really has not looked a lot better than last year. Maybe they gain the zone a bit better but that's about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: They're both like nails on a chalkboard. It's preseason but the power play really has not looked a lot better than last year. Maybe they gain the zone a bit better but that's about it. That was an awful PP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, Aitchmack said: That was an awful PP. This last one wasn’t much better. Holtz with a disappointing preseason…just hasn’t stood out at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, Aitchmack said: That was an awful PP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Just now, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Holtz with a disappointing preseason…just hasn’t stood out at all. So you are saying he’s not making the roster based on two scrimmages?? 😌 14 minutes ago, Aitchmack said: That was an awful PP. Something I have never heard… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Well Holtz finished that one off. Right place right time kind of goal, but he buried it well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: So you are saying he’s not making the roster based on two scrimmages?? 😌 Well now what.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Anyone have a stream they can send me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Just now, NJDevils1214 said: Well now what.... He heard me. They all hear me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Well Holtz finished that one off. Right place right time kind of goal, but he buried it well. I think he has improved his skating to the point where he is a real threat out there. Maybe just not a Jesper Bratt/Jack Hughes level of a threat, but he is getting there. Last year training camp he wasn't this fast. Edited October 8, 2022 by RizzMB30 for clarity, oops 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Too many men penalties going to be an issue this year too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 There's that classic Devils defence-- leave the most dangerous guy on the ice alone in front with a clear passing lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Nice deflection by Mercer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 45 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: Too many men penalties going to be an issue this year too? Devils are still going to have to get a real head coach one of these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 That was quite nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Very nice pass by Holtz and easy goal for Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Nice pass by Holtz to Hughes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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