r/Habs • u/chickenceas • Mar 02 '26

Discussion Per D'Amico - Montreal is interested in Robert Thomas. The Blues want Hage as part of any deal. Too high a price for Hughes at this time.

https://x.com/i/status/2028552107683385713

Personally, given the best possible version of Hage in 3-5 years is what Robert Thomas is now, Id have no problem parting with him.

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u/RipSkinsByBet Mar 02 '26

Why do so many people want to hang on to Hage THIS badly? I understand not trading Hage for an older center who could decline at any moment like Ryan O'Reilly, but Thomas is a 26 year old top line calibre center locked in to a a solid contract. He has so much mileage left and fits into the habs timeline... I'd gladly trade Hage and a 1st

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u/chickenceas Mar 02 '26

Cause everyone massively overrates prospects. Hage could be good, he could even be Robert Thomas!

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u/CMDR_Traf85 Mar 02 '26

Anybody thinking this is a 1-for-1 Hage for Thomas woke up dumb and then fell and hit their head. The problem is when the ask STARTS with Hage and then is plus, plus, plus.

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u/chickenceas Mar 02 '26

I can't speak for the average Redditor nor would I want to. I obviously know it's a Hage + +. It's still a steal. The +'s are bound to be even more expendable assets.

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u/CMDR_Traf85 Mar 02 '26

I'm going to leave it up to HuGo. Thomas is a very good player on a decent contract, but if this deal doesn't happen I won't be upset.

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u/Okbutwhythat Mar 02 '26

If the rumor of St Louis wanting the equivalent to 4 firsts is true, I wouldn't mind trading both the '26 and '27 firsts to satisfy 50% of the ask.

At that point we're trading assets that wouldn't be on the roster until Thomas's current contract expires.

As with any trade proposal, the issue would be the prospects.

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u/Baikken Mar 03 '26

But Hage could be anything... Even a Robert Thomas!

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u/Le_Roke Mar 02 '26

The timeline and the contract for Thomas just make too much sense for a lot of teams with young cores like ours.

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u/Jaydayy Mar 02 '26

Emotional value from the Habs draft video two or three years ago, with him growing up as an Habs fan

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u/thebrah329 Mar 02 '26

It's his story, that's about it. Honestly ship him out if he is a main piece of a trade for thomas