Prospect Info: [2024 - 21st] Michael Hage, Chicago Steel (USHL), Committed to U of Michigan

[Team_Spirit]

Maybe I'm just traumatized with all the Habs injuries over the years but that wide stance makes me fear for his knees.

You are traumatized.

 

[Sam I Am]

Team Canada junior would be crazy to not invite this kid to their camp, he is already better than Yager and a bunch of guys pencilled on the team..

Yager, Barkey, Beaudoin, Nadeau, Cataford, Luchanko, Heidt, Sennecke are all WJC invitees for Canada whom Hage has arguably surpassed.

Unfortunately, a good number of them are 19 year olds who have an inside track by virtue of their age.

 

[SlafySZN]

He’s like the least talked about high end prospect discussed on the main board, and I love it. Go under the radar son and keep doing what you do best.

We’ll love this kid a lot.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

You'll have to ask someone who has seen him.

For an older fan such as me, Perreault is still one of the best. The admiral has also seen him and understands the comparison.

I have seen all the great skaters of their respective times since the mid 1950's: Hull, Keon, Cournoyer, Orr, Perreault, Niedermayer, Gartner, Fedorov, Bure, etc. The best skater I ever saw was Coffey. I never thought I would live to see a better skater than him. Then I saw McDavid skate. And it's not even close. All I can say boys and girls is: if there's ever a better skater than McDavid, let's all hope and pray that he plays for the Canadiens.

 

[Redux91]

If he doesn't make Team Canada, I hope they lose every game again. Tired of this old boys club nonsense. Losers.

1000% agreed btw

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Yager, Barkey, Beaudoin, Nadeau, Cataford, Luchanko, Heidt, Sennecke are all WJC invitees for Canada whom Hage has arguably surpassed.

Unfortunately, a good number of them are 19 year olds who have an inside track by virtue of their age.

We don't need the validation of Hockey Canada to understand the potential of Hage. We have our own eyes.

In any event, there's always next year when Hage should be able to dominate against players of his own age group, if he is available.

A snub by the geniuses who run Hockey Canada is hardly the mark of Cain against a player's potential. Just think of the powerhouse team that these fools assembled for the last WJC.

 

[crosbyshow]

I have seen all the great skaters of their respective times since the mid 1950's: Hull, Keon, Cournoyer, Orr, Perreault, Niedermayer, Gartner, Fedorov, Bure, etc. The best skater I ever saw was Coffey. I never thought I would live to see a better skater than him. Then I saw McDavid skate. And it's not even close. All I can say boys and girls is: if there's ever a better skater than McDavid, let's all hope and pray that he plays for the Canadiens.

Coffey's skating is by far the most gracious that I have ever seen.

When turning around his own net and then moving toward the blue line I swear that I have seen Coffey sometinmes puching with the same legs twice in a row...

Hard for me to explain this in English but..

Coffey à l'occasion faisait 2 enjambées de suite avec la même jambe !!

 

[JianYang]

Coffey's skating is by far the most gracious that I have ever seen.

When turning around his own net and then moving toward the blue line I swear that I have seen Coffey sometinmes puching with the same legs twice in a row...

Hard for me to explain this in English but..

Coffey à l'occasion faisait 2 enjambées de suite avec la même jambe !!

Coffey looked like he was skating on clouds. He also wore skates that were too small for his feet...

Not many guys had that level of effortless skating, but niedermayer did remind me of it somewhat.