F James Hagens - USNTDP Juniors, USHL (2025 Draft)

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In what way?
The way he skates and makes plays while also being able to drive and bring lines with him from the offensive and defensive zone. But not just that Larkin also has that ability better than 99.9 percent of the players in the league to keep their head up while not looking down at the puck.

But currently, that's who I compare him to.
 


Obligatory post of a Hagens goal in his thread because his scoring has been such a topic of conversation.

lol....I see what you are doing here.

Dammit I thought there was no picture and your were mocking the lack of goals then on res=fresh the clip came in boooooo.
 
lol....I see what you are doing here.

Dammit I thought there was no picture and your were mocking the lack of goals then on res=fresh the clip came in boooooo.
Believe it or not, I'm not manufacturing reasons to neg a kid who has been doing all of the right things and simply hadn't had puck luck in a small sample size ;)
 
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Believe it or not, I'm not manufacturing reasons to neg a kid who has been doing all of the right things and simply hadn't had puck luck in a small sample size ;)
No worries I'm not either I just liked your cleverness until it was revealed as not being so but through no fault of your own.
 
Three assists against Finland and obviously no one cares. Not the new shiny toy anymore.
I expect a huge performance from Hagens in this tournament. He has played with 4 forwards on this team before. He has a big advantage in the chemistry department. I don’t personally think this tournament should change people’s minds all too much regardless of how he plays.
 
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I expect a huge performance from Hagens in this tournament. He has played with 4 forwards on this team before. He has a big advantage in the chemistry department. I don’t personally think this tournament should change people’s minds all too much regardless of how he plays.
This tournament will be great for guys like Hagens, Schaefer and potentially Victor Eklund on Sweden. They’ll all get lots of playing time and powerplay time I imagine.

A guy like martone may end up similar to Adam Fantilli when he was here the same year as Bedard. Alright tournament but way overshadowed.

Don’t think martone gets a ton of minutes therefore resulting in minimal points. Schaefer should get top 4 minutes and be the pp quarterback. Hagens will get top 6 minutes on potentially the best team in the tournament and play with some of the best forwards in Leonard and Perrault.

As I said on another thread- I predict after this tournament it’s a 2 man race for 1OA, d man and forward, Canadian and american.

Schaefer and Hagens.
 
This tournament will be great for guys like Hagens, Schaefer and potentially Victor Eklund on Sweden. They’ll all get lots of playing time and powerplay time I imagine.

A guy like martone may end up similar to Adam Fantilli when he was here the same year as Bedard. Alright tournament but way overshadowed.

Don’t think martone gets a ton of minutes therefore resulting in minimal points. Schaefer should get top 4 minutes and be the pp quarterback. Hagens will get top 6 minutes on potentially the best team in the tournament and play with some of the best forwards in Leonard and Perrault.

As I said on another thread- I predict after this tournament it’s a 2 man race for 1OA, d man and forward, Canadian and american.

Schaefer and Hagens.
Personally, I still have Misa ahead of Hagens and Martone. I can’t believe he wasn’t invited.
 
Tough day for the box score critics (yes I’m aware it’s Germany)
Hagens has shown a lot of his skillset today. He’s great at finding the smallest seems to make passes to his line mates. His playmaking ability is top class and he is always making really smart plays with and without the puck. He’s not flashy, but he makes these really incredible heads-up plays. It’s like the game slows down for him. It’s almost impossible for players with his combination of awareness and mobility to not find success at the next level.

Great prospect.
 


Almost Assist for Hagens 1:13
Hagens Goal 1:49
Hagens Assist 3:08
Hagens Goal 6:58

“Habs prospect videos” lol.

They never change. Almost as bad as leaf fans thinking they’re getting everyone. Thought they’d all relax a little bit ever since they didn't even pick wright after the countless Montreal Wright jerseys I saw at fronts games.
 
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“Habs prospect videos” lol.

They never change. Almost as bad as leaf fans thinking they’re getting everyone. Thought they’d all relax a little bit ever since they lost the draft lottery for wright after the countless Montreal Wright jerseys I saw at fronts games.
I’m pretty sure montreal is cutting those clips up himself. I know he posts Fowler’s film, and I figure he probably does Hagens since he is watching BC games anyway. I personally appreciate it since at least in the US it’s difficult enough to get games live let alone replays/highlights, so his videos are often the best way to get tape on any of the prospects at BC.
 
Tough day for the box score critics (yes I’m aware it’s Germany)

The reports of his demise were greatly exaggerated. Obviously.

There's a growing trend in hockey prospect discussion where any criticism against a player is seen as a direct insult of the player. It seems every major prospect is attracting a circle of posters who develop a victim complex where they feel prospects are targetted and that there's hoards of haters trying to bring the kids down.

It creates environments where posts like this pop up.

I scrolled through the previous pages. The only criticism he gets is whether or not he's as good as the player currently on pace to win the Calder this year and whether or not he's going to go first overall or just top 5.

Can we just go back to discussing prospects rather than making up narratives for you to laugh down?
 
There's a growing trend in hockey prospect discussion where any criticism against a player is seen as a direct insult of the player. It seems every major prospect is attracting a circle of posters who develop a victim complex where they feel prospects are targetted and that there's hoards of haters trying to bring the kids down.

It creates environments where posts like this pop up.

I scrolled through the previous pages. The only criticism he gets is whether or not he's as good as the player currently on pace to win the Calder this year and whether or not he's going to go first overall or just top 5.

Can we just go back to discussing prospects rather than making up narratives for you to laugh down?
More so making fun of box score analysis than anything directly related to Hagens. Common theme in this thread have been that people who only watch box scores are “concerned” and don’t think he’s a 1st overall caliber player while people who actually watch him play have thought he’s been good
 
“Habs prospect videos” lol.

They never change. Almost as bad as leaf fans thinking they’re getting everyone. Thought they’d all relax a little bit ever since they lost the draft lottery for wright after the countless Montreal Wright jerseys I saw at fronts games.

It’s the name of his YouTube channel, he loves hockey (like people here), watches a lot of games and clip the relevant parts and share them for people that can’t / don’t want to watch the full games.

When it’s the WJC he does it also because there’s interest not because of your asinine conspiracy theory. Won’t even comment your « lost the lottery part », not sure if you’re off your meds or if it was a snark at not picking him.
 
There's a growing trend in hockey prospect discussion where any criticism against a player is seen as a direct insult of the player. It seems every major prospect is attracting a circle of posters who develop a victim complex where they feel prospects are targetted and that there's hoards of haters trying to bring the kids down.

It creates environments where posts like this pop up.

I scrolled through the previous pages. The only criticism he gets is whether or not he's as good as the player currently on pace to win the Calder this year and whether or not he's going to go first overall or just top 5.

Can we just go back to discussing prospects rather than making up narratives for you to laugh down?
Relax, I was making a joke since everyone has been upset about his production this year.
 
More so making fun of box score analysis than anything directly related to Hagens. Common theme in this thread have been that people who only watch box scores are “concerned” and don’t think he’s a 1st overall caliber player while people who actually watch him play have thought he’s been good

Those aren't mutually exclusive things.

He has been really good. There's concerns that he's not on the same level as previous first overalls and questions on whether guys like Martone, Schaeffer, and Misa have done more to get picked first overall.

People who watch him play have guys like Schaeffer above him. Some do, some don't.

An honest discussion on prospects is open to hearing criticisms of a player. Hearing any criticism as hate is just a silly way to manage yourself in a prospect forum.
 
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Those aren't mutually exclusive things.

He has been really good. There's concerns that he's not on the same level as previous first overalls and questions on whether guys like Martone, Schaeffer, and Misa have done more to get picked first overall.

People who watch him play have guys like Schaeffer above him. Some do, some don't.

An honest discussion on prospects is open to hearing criticisms of a player. Hearing any criticism as hate is just a silly way to manage yourself in a prospect forum.
You’re confusing a lot of the posts in this thread with good faith criticisms and conversations when they’re not. There’s literally a post in here about how Hagen’s assists “aren’t impressive enough”. I’m more than willing to have discussions about the actual player. In fact, I actually have Schaefer ahead of him right now. But god forbid I poke fun at people who provide empty calorie and thoughtless “analysis”
 
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