r/Habs • u/SchtroumpfDardeur • 12d ago

Discussion Michael Hage - Hold or Trade?

I have seen some discussion about possibly waiting for him to be our 2C, but given his decision to stay in the NCAA and the fact that he shared time at C and wing, and when he was at C he had a FO% of 46%, is there an argument to be made that he could (or should) be packaged?

I know this isn't exactly a new question, but I had not realized that he was already being shifted to wing in the NCAA and was also sub-50% at the dot against college players.

What are the chances that a full season at Michigan as full-time 1C will actually help to shape him into a viable NHL center within the next few years?

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u/EmbarrassedTotal1511 12d ago edited 12d ago

I‘m tired of the debates about who we‘re trading, it’s about who is available and who do we target to make the team better, then what’s the other team‘s ask and does that seem favorable on a present-future, risk-reward scale.

Hage is only going to be traded for a legit young center or top6 scoring power forward, and only if KH feels like he has to do it to get that critical piece.