The Golden Knights have shelved their one defensive acquisition in free agency this offseason, listing Nick Holden as a healthy scratch during the team’s four-game winning streak.
“You want to be playing,” said Holden, who signed a two-year, $4.4 million contract in July. “Everybody wants to be playing, but when the team is playing well and guys are playing well, you kind of just have to bide your time and wait for another opportunity to get back in and play well enough to stay in.”
Holden, 31, has been steady on the Knights’ third defensive pair this season with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) and a plus-2 rating in 53 games.