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

[McGuires Corndog]

Defensive commitment and being harder on his man, stronger on the puck.

But yeah, when he's got the puck on his stick, he's so rangy and skilled.

I should have him take some lessons from my wife

 

[bsl]

Nieds did for sure, so did Nick Lidstrom and of course.. Bobby Orr, on those old awful skates with no support.. incredible. I'm always in awe of the old timers in that awful gear, who look wonderful even by today's standards.

Apparently Orr skated barefoot in his skates.

 

[crosbyshow]

Apparently Orr skated barefoot in his skates.

Bobby Orr is the most talented player ever with Mario Lemieux.

Yes more than Gretzky and Mcdavid

 

[HuGort]

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.

Who is best skater you ever seen on Habs?

 

[Vachon23]

Who is best skater you ever seen on Habs?

Dwight King

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Who is best skater you ever seen on Habs?

In my long history of following the Canadiens these are the players who I believe were the team's 'best' skaters, both of their respective eras and irrespective of their eras: Cournoyer, Gainey, Malakhov and Richer.

Honourable Mention (at their peak) : Backstrom, Lafleur, Robinson, Chelios, Courtnall, Petry, Matheson.

Just my opinion.

 

[HuGort]

In my long history of following the Canadiens these are the players who I believe were the team's 'best' skaters, both of their respective eras and irrespective of their eras: Cournoyer, Gainey, Malakhov and Richer.

Honourable Mention (at their peak) : Backstrom, Lafleur, Robinson, Chelios, Courtnall, Petry, Matheson.

Just my opinion.

Murray Wilson was fast skater. Newhook is good skater. Anderson is too. We have a lot of speed on Habs

 

[Favster]

In my long history of following the Canadiens these are the players who I believe were the team's 'best' skaters, both of their respective eras and irrespective of their eras: Cournoyer, Gainey, Malakhov and Richer.

Honourable Mention (at their peak) : Backstrom, Lafleur, Robinson, Chelios, Courtnall, Petry, Matheson.

Just my opinion.

Good list. Paul Byron might be the fastest straight line skater ever on the Habs. He could fly at his peak.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Murray Wilson was fast skater. Newhook is good skater. Anderson is too. We have a lot of speed on Habs

No doubt. Murray had elite straight forward speed but had the turning radius of the HMS Queen Elizabeth II. Those 1971-1975 era teams had several players that would be fast by even today's standards. Players like Chuck Lefley and Frank Mahovlich,

We had many elite skaters over the past 70 years. We didn’t win 24 Stanley Cups because we were slow.

One of the best skaters I ever saw was Serge Savard before his two devastating leg injuries. His potential was really displayed in the 1969 playoffs when he won the Conn Smythe Trophy. But for those injuries, this Hall of Fame player, may well have equaled or surpassed Orr's brilliance.