Player Discussion: Brandon Hagel

[DFC]

Under contract next year too at $1.5. Who knows what happens then, but for now this looks good. I think anything over 40 points, given his contract, is a good thing, and he's well on his way to smashing past that number.

 

[Bartleby]

Great interview with Hags on The Block Party. Thoughtful, well-spoken guy.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

He's gotta learn to shoot more.....

 

[Sustrcarry]

He's gotta learn to shoot more.....

I think he is catching the globetrotter disease. But he is incredible on forcheck btw.

 

[Pierre Larouche]

Hagel looked really good in the Sabre game.

 

[ccman68]

his on-ice shooting percentage is 17% which is not sustainable so the production will come down. well unless he stays on the #1 pp

 

[Zwui21]

5 G 4 A in his last 5 games. I gotta say, I'm surprised how well he's complementing Kucherov

 

[Stammertime91]

5 G 4 A in his last 5 games. I gotta say, I'm surprised how well he's complementing Kucherov

Kucherov wouldn't have those assists if it wasn't for Hagel's elite finishing.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[DFC]

Great stat.

 

[Stammertime91]

Great stat.

That's actually impressive. Probably as impressive as his point total tbh.

 

[DFC]

That's actually impressive. Probably as impressive as his point total tbh.

Shows his role on that line too. Makes it pretty clear we're riding that one (line) all the way.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Point21]

 

[Master P]

He's turned out great!

 

[More 2004]

Hagel is going to put it all together and be our breakout player next year, book it

What do I win? Accepting beer and high fives.

 

[BLKHKhockey]

Kid looked unreal tonight. So fast. Glad he was able to settle in from last year and take a step forward while he was at it. 70 pt pace for $1.5 mil a year has to be one of the best bargains in the league, and points are secondary to what he brings.

 

[Lightning1995]

Hagel drives possession as much as any forward on this team not named Point. Kid has been unreal this season

 

[Stammertime91]

He's getting better every game too. He is definitely picking up small things from Kucherov and Point and making plays only those two would make at times.

I'm pretty much never wrong, HF Lightning knows that. I'm right like 99% of the time, but Hagel was the 1%. I was wrong. The guy can play.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Theyre gonna lock this kid up long term.

Its unbelievable that JBB traded for two young players at the TDL last year and both are gonna replace Palat and Killorn long term for us. Amazing.

 

[Pierre Larouche]

He's getting better every game too. He is definitely picking up small things from Kucherov and Point and making plays only those two would make at times.

I'm pretty much never wrong, HF Lightning knows that. I'm right like 99% of the time, but Hagel was the 1%. I was wrong. The guy can play.

I was wrong as well. Underestimated his hustle, drive and heart.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Sky04]

He's getting better every game too. He is definitely picking up small things from Kucherov and Point and making plays only those two would make at times.

I'm pretty much never wrong, HF Lightning knows that. I'm right like 99% of the time, but Hagel was the 1%. I was wrong. The guy can play.

Well let's wait and see if he does this in the playoffs first so you're only 0.5% wrong for now. I wish we had this Hagel last year though, would've been a significant boost in the playoffs.

 

[DFC]

Well let's wait and see if he does this in the playoffs first so you're only 0.5% wrong for now. I wish we had this Hagel last year though, would've been a significant boost in the playoffs.

I think he just never made the adjustment, and then broke his foot before he ever did. He might not have regardless. But either way, I think it's pretty clear that the current version of Hagel is a different animal than anything he's ever been, including what he was in Chicago. He's like a poor man's Point offensively and a poor man's Gourde in terms of tenacity, which combines to make a fantastic player.

I also think we have to remember how many guys take a while to figure out the playoffs. Gourde comes to mind again. I remember in his breakout year, it felt like he should be a beast in the playoffs, but it took him a couple of years to figure out how to make his game translate, and then he became one of the most favorably remembered players of the current core.

If anything close to the current version of Hagel shows up though, it's hard not to think our forward group is better than last year's. Assuming we get a healthy Point (knock on wood) and Killorn doesn't go ice cold again. Killer is a weird X factor here too, because you have to assume he will contribute more in line with his normal numbers.