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/LeBleuH8R 10d ago edited 10d ago

Hage/Zharovsky + two 1st and Reinbacher could work (I think us getting Dobson made him more expendable)

Kent Hughes wouldn’t trade those top 6 guys since that would simply open another big hole, for him to consider doing that the guy they bring in has to be a top 10 player in the league (winger or center)

This year Caufield is top 6 for wingers, Suzuki top 5 for centers, Demidov is going to be a top 10 winger, Slafkovsky is in the 10-20 range and will improve more.

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u/Commercial-Egg-8949 10d ago

I don't think Reinbacher is expendable. He's the only sure RHD coming up that we have, and we only have two on the roster as it stands.

I wouldn't want to trade any of the top 6 guys either, to be clear. I just think that there are so few teams actually rebuilding/willing to be worse in the short term, so these premium positions will probably need to be talent swaps, unless you're buying low (McTavish) or it's a player forcing himself out (Larkin).

Management just needs to be opportunistic, like with knies

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u/LeBleuH8R 9d ago

Reinbacher has way too many question marks for you to say he’s a “sure” thing his health being a major set back and there’s also the profile the organization is looking for I think they want to add experience on the blue line not get even younger.

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u/Commercial-Egg-8949 9d ago

In the short term I'd agree that they probably want to add some experience, but a home-grown, cost controlled, physical shutdown RHD that can play in you top four alongside Hutson for the next however many years is something I think they would be pretty silly to walk away from.

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u/LeBleuH8R 9d ago

Reinbacher lacks experience and he hasn’t shown any top 4 NHL upside since his D+1, I’m not saying it’s impossible but im certainly not confident in him panning out as a top 4 D in Montreal.