Brandon Hagel

[JoVel]

Every single Lightning fan I saw

I really don't know which Lightning fans you've been hanging out with because there's like 2 or 3 of them here on HF who've said that.

 

[aylib]

Every single Lightning fan I saw

Not even close

 

[DFC]

How do Lightning fans feel about the shocking trade that nabbed him for two first-rounders (and more)? I know it may seem like an obvious one given his stats of the last three years, but as an Avs fan I mostly remember him being invisible in the 2022 playoffs and thinking that the Bolts didn't get a lot of bang for the buck to support their threepeat. Not hating the player, I just think it's an interesting case of a win-now/keep-it-going dilemma.

Turned out he was playing on a broken foot.

 

[ClydeLee]

Hagel was quite good and impactful vs the Leafs in round 1 that year. And the Leafs could of traded for Hagel but didn't choose to go for it

 

[ColbyChaos]

59 points in 56 games that season. Maybe he didn't "blow the doors off", but he was ~ a point per game.

He had only 49 pts in 72 GP his draft year and being PPG in the CHL as an overager isn’t exactly a huge achievement considering you are playing guys 3 years younger

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I don't know if mentioned, but he was invited to the Habs camp and they passed on him, too..

 

[I am not exposed]

Always makes me crave a bagel when I see his name.

 

[AvroArrow]

Hagel was quite good and impactful vs the Leafs in round 1 that year. And the Leafs could of traded for Hagel but didn't choose to go for it

Asking price was way too high

Knies + 1st (Easton Cowan)

Considering play style, Knies is a better fit. Big body guy that hits, Hagel would be another smaller skilled guy, we got too many of those already.

I'd much rather have Knies and Cowan in the system vs Hagel. Just a better fit for our roster and Cowan has lots of potential as well.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Because why would you want a Brandon Hagel when you can have a Hand in Bagel?

 

[bov]

Who fooled themselves regarding Serg being elite 1D?

Serg is absolutely a #1 and will be for a very long time.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Significantly better contract and value, he costs half as much as Nylander.

Not the better player, not even close. If you wanna be fooled the way you guys fooled yourselves about Sergachev being some elite 1D, be my guest.

Better value, absolutely Hagel ainec. Better player, Nylander.

Nobody on the Tampa board ever said that?

We knew much better than anybody else what Sergy was. We actually watched him every game, you know.

Nylander is better than Hagel but at this value you take Hagel every day of the week and it's not even close

 

[Chainshot]

Hagel outright refused to even attend Sabres camps let alone sign with them. Something must have rubbed him the wrong way.

Really? Then this must've been an imposter in 2016:

 

[Chainshot]

Oh wait, here he is in 2017 at Dev Camp -- this time as #27.



I get that people think it's easy to dunk on the Sabres, but try better material.

 

[Chainshot]

Rebels’ Hagel feels ready for Canadiens audition

Brandon Hagel admits he's carrying a chip on his shoulder. And he's hoping it'll help him land a job in his se...

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“It makes me drive a little harder and try to get better every single day,” Hagel said about being let go by Buffalo. “Obviously it sucks but it’s nothing I can change. I just have to keep looking forward.

“I think I did what I had to do. I leave for camp right away and we’ll see what happens and if I’m back, I’m back.”
Hagel skated at Canadiens development camp in June and feels it’s been a case of so far, so good with Montreal.


“It’s been really positive. It’s my job now to prove [Buffalo] wrong and I think I put enough work in during summer. Now I need to prove myself.”

He then didn't get an offer from the Habs and didn't sign an NHL deal until into October with Chicago. The kid used not getting two different team offers as fuel.

People claiming it was that he didn't want to sign might want to actually do some research or just STFU.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Really? Then this must've been an imposter in 2016:



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My mistake then sorry.

 

[Chainshot]

My mistake then sorry.

Don't make shit up.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Don't make shit up.

I have heard others say he didn't bother to attend anything Sabres related and without doing my own research, I just believed them, so definitely a very ignorant mistake on my part, apologies.

 

[Treb]

59 points in 56 games that season. Maybe he didn't "blow the doors off", but he was ~ a point per game.

It was a big step back from his previous year and he was a late pick. 6'2" D+2 guy being PPG in the WHL isn't anything special.

Obviously ended up being a mistake, but I'd be curious to look back at the 2018 Sabres board for their take on it.

EDIT: He also failed getting a contract in 2018 with Montreal after being invited to their dev camp.

Apparently 8 teams were interested in him after that.

Blackhawks prospect breakdown: Brandon Hagel determined to prove the doubters wrong

The news immediately sunk Brandon Hagel. He already felt he had proven people wrong by being selected in the NHL draft after being bypassed in the bantam draft. While he hadn’t been absolutely pleased with his play for the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels the two seasons after being drafted by the...

www.nytimes.com

 

[Breakers]

LOLOLOL

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Buffalo has had a dynasty's worth of talent in their organization over the last 7-8 years and somehow has remained a non playoff team through it all.

 

[aylib]

Buffalo has had a dynasty's worth of talent in their organization over the last 7-8 years and somehow has remained a non playoff team through it all.

They had players pass through prior-to their prime; don’t know about dynasty-worth, though

 

[Chainshot]

It was a big step back from his previous year and he was a late pick. 6'2" D+2 guy being PPG in the WHL isn't anything special.

Obviously ended up being a mistake, but I'd be curious to look back at the 2018 Sabres board for their take on it.

EDIT: He also failed getting a contract in 2018 with Montreal after being invited to their dev camp.

Apparently 8 teams were interested in him after that.

Blackhawks prospect breakdown: Brandon Hagel determined to prove the doubters wrong

The news immediately sunk Brandon Hagel. He already felt he had proven people wrong by being selected in the NHL draft after being bypassed in the bantam draft. While he hadn’t been absolutely pleased with his play for the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels the two seasons after being drafted by the...

www.nytimes.com

He went to dev camp and then training camp with the Habs and didn't get signed by them after either.

 

[Chainshot]

It was a big step back from his previous year and he was a late pick. 6'2" D+2 guy being PPG in the WHL isn't anything special.

Obviously ended up being a mistake, but I'd be curious to look back at the 2018 Sabres board for their take on it.

EDIT: He also failed getting a contract in 2018 with Montreal after being invited to their dev camp.

Apparently 8 teams were interested in him after that.

Blackhawks prospect breakdown: Brandon Hagel determined to prove the doubters wrong

The news immediately sunk Brandon Hagel. He already felt he had proven people wrong by being selected in the NHL draft after being bypassed in the bantam draft. While he hadn’t been absolutely pleased with his play for the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels the two seasons after being drafted by the...

www.nytimes.com

We thought he had at least an AHL future due to his dogged work in pursuit and forechecking. Some defended Botterill because Hagel "wasn't one of his guys" which is NFL-ish silliness poking into NHL evaluation IMO. Some of us got how he'd stepped back in his 19-year old season and that might make for a poor sign in his future development. Nowhere was it reported the team exploring moving one of their other terrible minor league NHL contracts like Cornel or Karabacek out to free up a contract space. IIRC, they never did hit the 50 contract limit.