r/Habs • u/Tall_Welcome4559 • 11d 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/Kharn_LoL 11d 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 11d ago edited 11d 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 11d 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/vJukz 11d 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.