Zegras is playing center.
GDT | Game #82 | at Flyers | Tuesday, April 14th 2026 7:00 PM EST
- Thread starter Habsy
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if he was a center he would have gone 2, maybe even 1.
There is a reason he was drafted 5th overall and everyone was up in arms with the fat bastard still out there.
I still would have taken FB.
lecoqsportif
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Is it confirmed that he didn’t want to be selected by the Habs?
Sal_Butera
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Never would’ve fit in with this team - doesn’t strike me as a cerebral student of the game like Suzuki, Hutson, Demigod, and even Caufield & Slaf seem to be
He just wanted to stick it to Sal for calling him fat
I pronounced Fischer a bust before he got to the stage, sadly I was correct.
Hage is different but I still don't like it when 1st rd choices go to school for a 3rd yr.
Going to be a fucken beast for a decade , He will be better than 3 IMO taken ahead of him
Hugo is very detailed , it will all work out in the end
This NCAA rule is BS
Hage has already potentially fucked up our team for next season.
No offense but you're pretty much the last guy whose word I would take on this.
much appreciated
Habsy
Just Walking About Aimlessly
I don't understand this move either unless it was an emotional response to not winning the frozen four. If his brother is not going to Michigan next season (which I can understand him wanting to play with his brother) then what is the purpose of returning? Further development would not be better there than in the pros. Maybe mom wants him getting his degree? Maybe he places higher importance on the degree than most? It's quite baffling actually and yes, it does sort of mess up the rebuild timeline. If a young, solid second line center is available, I would move him as well because he just put question marks on himself with this decision.
Rolex
Canadiens Moderator
Pat Brisson is one of the smartest agent out there....he doesn't use social media or theatricals (like Allen Walsh) to get his message to pass.
Habs have done a great job developing their top talents since HuGo are here, so for Brisson/Hage to forgo HuGo recommandations and stay in Michigan, means something must've happened....was it them finding out Hughes was about to trade him for Knies ???
Either way, very weird situation, and even more weird knowing Pat Brisson is the top agent in hockey, so something is up (other than Hage wants to play with his brother)
(having said that, watch Hage join the Habs for Game 1...LOL)
Rolex
Canadiens Moderator
the point is that Zegras' value was low, it would have been a no-brainer to try him....and if he doesn't pan out, you walk away...just like Dach (except Dach actually cost us a lot to get him)....
Rolex
Canadiens Moderator
he can come back anytime after his career to get his degree.....these athletes have free schooling either now, or after their careers...that's one of the perks they have
Sal_Butera
Well-known member
+ Zegras’ past relationship w MSL & Hughes - both of whom coached him in youth hockey and know him well
Rolex
Canadiens Moderator
well, if Hugues didn't trade for him, means they knew he wasn't gonna fit i guess.....
But still, it's not like Zegras-Michkov (two supposedly bad teammates) have prevented Flyers from making playoffs...
Zegras surrounded my Matheson, Gallagher, Anderson, Suzuki, Cole.....i doubt he makes the locker room bad by himself, surrounded by all that talent/experience/mentorship
But yes, Zegras is not the big physical Ryan O'Reilly type 2C that we would have wanted.....that's probably why HuGo didn't trade for him