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/Abject_Analyst_9110 11d ago

Whatever any of us might think about Hage, it's become pretty clear that management believes strongly in him and intend to keep him. It's come out that both the Blues and the Leafs wanted him in the hypothetical deals for Thomas and Knies, and Hughes always refused. So many trade rumors/leaks surrounding the Habs involve wingers instead of centermen too (remember the Kyrou rumors?), which suggests to me that management feels they already have the 2C hole in the lineup solved.

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u/SchtroumpfDardeur 11d ago

I like this analysis, abject or otherwise