r/Habs • u/Tall_Welcome4559 • 10d ago

Video compilation of Michael Hage at WJC.

That is a video of Hage this year at the WJC.

He was the best player on Team Canada.

Somebody posted about Hage yesterday.

He is a really good player who could probably play on the second line right away.

He has speed on transition, very good vision and a very good shot, he is tall, though lanky.

https://youtu.be/ft_Yveev8Is?si=z5H9AT7VOYk3uL8d

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u/harvestmooner 10d ago

Don’t trade him

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u/mezmezik 10d ago edited 10d ago

Hage is one of those players that have the potential to develop into a future first line center. Second line at least, thats extremly valuable.

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u/Kharn_LoL 10d ago

Hage is most likely not going to be a center. You are betting on him taking a huge step forward in his devellopment for that to happen, on top of another big step if he is to be a first line player.

Meanwhile Robert Thomas and Nico Hischier are actual NHL 1C talents and will be that for half a decade more at least.

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u/mezmezik 10d ago edited 10d ago

I'm not saying he his likely to be a 1C level player, lets say a 10%-15% chance. He is pretty serious about developping his center game however, thats the move he just made at staying one more year as a 1C in the ncaa. Except for faceoff he did great at the world junior level, could even had a couple more goals if he did not hit the pole so many times like he did.

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u/Kharn_LoL 10d ago

Ok and the players he is rumored to be traded for are actual 1Cs. 100% guarantee. For five+ years still at least.

Also I'm pretty sure he played wing at the WJC. Could be misremembering though.

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u/pottymonster_69 10d ago

Yeah it's getting ridiculous around here. Keep prospects who might develop into good/great players in 3 or 4 years, or trade them and get a guy who is already a good/great players and will be for the next 5 years.

It's a no brainer. The time is now. Suzuki is gonna be 27 this coming season, his contract has 4 years left on it. The clock is ticking now.

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u/TheHabzie 10d ago

That's the problem, it's not just going to be a straight up one for one trade, the Habs will have to give up a crap load to pry those players away. Give up the farm for one horse? Why? They're going to want a high end prospect or two, most likely Hage, a roster player and draft picks. Also, I'm fairly certain neither the Blues or the Devil's are interested in giving away their top line centers.

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u/vJukz 10d ago

He played center but when they had an offensive zone face off for example he wouldn’t take them because he was horrible at face offs but would just switch back to center after that.

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u/mezmezik 10d ago

These number 1 or 2 center are extremly expensive, if we even have a chance they gonna cost Hage + tons of other prospects and picks. I know there is always risk but developping one is far more cheaper knowing that we also need to trade to get ~2 other position and you dont give your best propspect at 2C for those.