Any scouting report on Alexander Holtz will mention his lethal shot; however, last season in the forward's nine games with the Devils, the 2020 7th overall draft pick was unable to find the back of the net. With one season of professional hockey in North America in the books, and a big off-season, Holtz is starting to show that first NHL goal might be just around the corner.
Holtz has had a strong start to his training camp, scoring in both of his team's intrasquad scrimmages, while playing on a line with Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes. All three of these players attended morning skate, so it looks like they may play together again tonight.
"We set out to see what Hughes's speed and creativity could bring to Holtz's game," Ruff said on the line of Palat, Hughes and Holtz. "A guy like Palat too, plays the game the right way and can be a key guy offensively, can be a key guy away from the puck. You've got a guy there who can help take care of both those players (Hughes and Holtz) in some of the defensive situations. On the offensive side, we're just looking for some chemistry."
"I think that helps a lot of course, playing with such high caliber players like Hughes and Palat. Helps my game, just going to try to work hard out there, creating space for those guys and use my shot," Holtz said following morning skate.
