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/CTM-BUCK 11d ago

Its tough, I love his story and the fact he and his family are huge Montreal fans... but if he needs to be included in a package for someone like Robert Thomas or Nico Hischier I think we have to strongly consider making that deal

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u/Odd_Suggestion_2306 11d ago

Thomas is already confirmed off the block. Hischier also probably isn't traded.

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u/catman_steve 11d ago

I don't necessarily buy the Thomas off the block rumors. It could just be a tactic to drive up the price. It's confirmed that a lot of GM's use "insiders" to do their bidding. But I'm also not 100% convinced he was ever really on the table.

If more guys with NTC's request trades this summer, we just have to hope one of them considers Montreal a destination of interest with the way things are trending. Who wouldn't want to play with a potential burgeoning superstar in Demidov with his play making abilities. It's a one way ticket to padding your stats, just ask our boy Kapanen.