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And now we'll talk about the guy that they got
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And that was Akira Schmid from the New Jersey Devils. And they had a little bit of a log jam with goaltenders and now
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Schmid gets a chance to be a backup. This one is an interesting one to me
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The Golden Knights getting Alexander Holtz, who was a high end draft pick a
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couple of years ago and didn't seem to work out in New Jersey, goes to Vegas
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for only Paul Cotter and a third round pick in 2025. Is Paul Cotter that much worth that much for pretty much a top prospect and a
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potential starting goaltender maybe down the road, I'll get both your thoughts on
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this, I want to know both your thoughts on what, I mean, Jacob, what do you think about it? I mean, I think, I think the Golden Knights just won this trade hands down
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I think it's undeniable that the Golden Knights won that trade. I'll start with what they got
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So Akira Schmid, like you said, he prospect to be a potential starting
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goaltender down the road. He's, he was the devil's best goaltending prospect that they had
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It's arguable, arguable between him and Nico Dawes, but I think in my opinion
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it's Akira Schmid and Alexander Holtz, who is Cole Eisenman, like it's very
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similar prospect, just pretty one dimensional has that good shot. He started taking some steps
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He did some good things this year. I'm not quite where the devils wanted him to be
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I'm just pulling up his stats here. He had 16 goals in 82 games
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So that's like pretty good for a prospect in his first full season
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I think that there's still a lot of room to grow for him and he could be a top six
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forward on Vegas as soon as this year. And I think that it's a huge win
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As for Paul Cotter, I'm a huge fan of him. I think that he, especially with his $775,000 cap hit, I think he's extremely valuable
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He's a great third line center. Uh, he had 25 points in 76 games this year on pace for about 30 in a full season
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Um, he's pretty physical. He's good defensively. He's one of those. Um, I wouldn't be surprised to see him turn into a Chandler Stevenson of Vegas
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Um, he, he definitely has that upside. He went undrafted. Um, I believe, no, he was drafted in the fourth round by Vegas a couple of years
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ago, uh, 2018, I believe. Um, he, he could turn into one of those kind of Chandler Stevenson players or
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Anthony Cerelli or, um, one of those kinds of players that I think New Jersey sees
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that in him and at 775 K for two seasons, I'd be willing to pay pretty big for that too
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Maybe not that much. I think Vegas is still the clear winner, but I don't hate the trade from either side
