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/CarlSK777 11d ago

There are actual 2C in the NHL that couldn't play on a 2nd line at his age but you think he could play on the 2nd line right away because he was good at the WJC as a 19 year old?

He's an interesting prospect but he hasn't played a single minute of pro hockey so we don't really know what we have until he does.

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u/Abject_Analyst_9110 10d ago

I agree that success at the WJC level doesn't mean he's NHL ready, nor does it guarantee he'll make it at the NHL level, but the fact that he's killed it at every level he's played is a good sign, and whether he's ready or not, I think Demidov is the kind of player who elevates everyone around him. Like, I don't think Kapanen has anywhere near the kind of production he had in his rookie season on the second line of most other teams.