Nick Holden

Nick Holden

37-Year-Old DefensemanD
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract extension with the Senators in January of 2022.
Announces retirement
DFree Agent
September 12, 2023
Holden announced the end of his playing career Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Holden will join Vegas' Player Development staff, with a focus on working with the organization's defense prospects. He notched 52 goals and 178 points over 654 career contests with the Blue Jackets, Avalanche, Rangers, Bruins, Golden Knights and Senators. The 36-year-old defender also had 17 points in 55 playoff outings.
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Holden's 14 points in 61 games in 2019-20 was nearly identical to his scoring output from the year before -- he's a steady producer as a third-pairing defenseman for the Golden Knights. The 33-year-old will likely be a mentor to Zach Whitecloud, as the two are likely to form Vegas' bottom pairing in 2020-21. Holden can be sneaky with his offense at times, but he hasn't topped 20 points in the last three years and there's little reason to think that will change in a shortened 56-game campaign. Look for the Alberta native to land around 15 points with substantial totals in hits and blocked shots.
Holden is a bit of a mirage in Vegas; he teases a well-rounded profile for fantasy games but is prone to vanishing in the attacking zone for lengthy stretches. Such is life for a second-pairing defenseman, though it's reasonable to expect the 6-foot-4, 214-pound skater to hover around a quarter-point-per-game pace in the upcoming season. Hits and blocked shots are more of a constant for Holden, as he's tallied 218 and 145 of those, respectively, since joining the Golden Knights as a free agent in the summer of 2018. Nobody will mistake Holden for Vegas' marquee blue-line producer Shea Theodore, but he can surprise as a cash-saving punt play in select DFS settings.
After being acquired by the Bruins from the Rangers as the NHL trade deadline approached, Holden logged a goal and five points in 18 games, while helping his new team weather back-line injuries. Overall, the 31-year-old blueliner finished up the 2017-18 regular season with four goals and 17 points in 73 games. With no real path to steady playing time in Boston, Holden moved on in free agency, inking a two-year deal with the Golden Knights worth $2.2 million annually. He'll provide depth, experience and a degree of upside on offense.
Imported from Colorado after a miserable campaign there the year before, Holden delivered a shockingly productive 2016-17 campaign, setting new career highs with 11 goals, 23 assists and a plus-13 rating. However, that goal total -- accompanied as it was by a 13.1 shooting percentage, very high for a defenseman -- is going to be hard to replicate unless Holden finds his way into increased power-play duties and starts shooting the puck more. He only put 84 shots on net in 80 games last year, after all. With the Rangers adding fellow blueliner Kevin Shattenkirk to run the point on the power play, they may not ask Holden to do much on offense in his age-30 season, but they'll surely relish his physicality and his ability to step up his game if and when other defensemen go down to injury.
The Rangers needed some fresh air on their blue line, and they got it on the cheap this offseason by sending a fourth-round pick to the Avalanche for Holden. A 10-goal scorer two years ago, Holden managed just six goals and 22 points while averaging a career-high 21:53 of ice time and playing in all 82 games last season. But he does play strong defense and dish out plenty of hits, which should endear him to Rangers fans looking for solidity on the back end. The undrafted blueliner should go undrafted in most fantasy leagues that don’t count hits and blocks, but he’s worth monitoring because of the reasonable chance that he picks up some power-play time.
Holden celebrated a successful rookie season by signing a new three-year contract worth $4.95 million with the Avs. A seemingly late bloomer, the 27-year-old put up a respectable 10 goals, 25 points and a plus-12 rating during a franchise-record 52-win season for the Avalanche. His goals and plus-minus were both second among Colorado rearguards, while his 25 points were good for fourth behind Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie and the departed Andre Benoit -- albeit in just 54 games. As most players enter their prime around Holden's age, it's safe to bet on him increasing his overall production in 2014-15, especially since the soon-to-be sophomore will be afforded a nice cushion behind more potent offensive threats in Johnson and Barrie, who will be primarily counted on to carry the offensive load from the back end. With that in mind, Holden could thrive this year, making him a solid sleeper pick in deeper leagues.
Holden battled injuries last season and may have missed his window to get a look on the Columbus roster, as the club continues to add more youth and talent on the blue line. At best he's a third-pair prospect, but he could yet find a regular gig in the NHL. He saw five games with the Jackets last season, failing to register a point while grabbing nine in 25 games at AHL Springfield.
Holden has honed his craft at the AHL level the last few seasons, and is just about ready for a regular role as a stay-at-home NHL defenseman. If he doesn't break camp with Columbus, he'll be the first guy called up when injuries strike.
Depth defenseman scored 6-17-23 in 68 AHL games last season.
Depth defenseman scored 4-18-22 in 61 AHL games last season.
Minor league depth defenseman, but he does have a little upside.
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Finds twine Saturday
DOttawa Senators  Free Agent
March 11, 2023
Holden scored a goal in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.
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Collects two assists
DOttawa Senators  Free Agent
March 9, 2023
Holden notched a pair of assists and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Kraken.
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Off injured reserve list
DOttawa Senators  Free Agent
February 22, 2023
Holden (undisclosed) was removed from the injured reserve list Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
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Moves to injured reserve
DOttawa Senators  Free Agent
Undisclosed
February 15, 2023
Holden (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
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Out with undisclosed injury
DOttawa Senators  Free Agent
Undisclosed
February 14, 2023
Holden will not play against the Islanders on Tuesday after suffering an undisclosed injury, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
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Joining Team Canada
DOttawa Senators  Free Agent
May 9, 2022
Holden is on Team Canada's roster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship.
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Holden scored five goals and 19 points in his first season with the Senators. The 34-year-old averaged 19:51 of ice time while blocking 112 shots and collecting 115 hits. He'll provide some veteran experience on Team Canada this year.
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