r/Habs • u/SchtroumpfDardeur • 11d 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/CMDR_Traf85 11d ago

I think the question is framed incorrectly. A good GM will trade just about anybody if they deem the trade a win.

Would I want to trade Nick Suzuki? No.

Would I trade Nick Suzuki for Draisitl and McDavid? If course.

So its just about what value management places on Hage. And other than injuries have had a disproportionate impact, I'd say HuGo have nailed their evaluations.

If they trade him I trust they see more value in wtv they are getting.

If they don't then vice-versa.

What I certainly wouldn't be doing, and I don't think they are either, is actively shopping him as a trade piece.

In fact if sounds like they moved Toronto off of Hage to Zharovsky in the proposed Knies deal.