Many hard decisions for Marty St. Louis to make, including one on Hage👇🏻
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/tough-decisions-loom-for-canadiens-st-louis-including-what-to-do-with-hage/

April 08, 2026 - 18:58 UTC

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Great read Eric! Thank you!
He need to cure is injury at 100%
Also I dont think he will be in the line up for the PO.
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It’s pretty clear that Hage is playing hurt right now Eric. I can’t imagine he’ll be an option for St Louis anytime soon.
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Over the next few games I'd like to see Marty rotate bottom six guys in and out and continue that into the playoffs, keeping the team fresh. I don't ever recall that being done. Maybe it would work. One time they didn't have spares during games. Once it was introduced, everybody did it. Evolution.
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It’ll be interesting to see what his role is over the weekend. Personally, I think he’s ‘injured’ more than he is hurt. I’ve watched a lot of Michigan this season, and Ive seen him in person, I don’t know if 10 days was enough to recover, or even practice. He looked a shell of himself vs UMD.
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I don’t think the decision vs Hage is that complicated. Habs are now top 5-10 teams in the league while still the youngest. The table has flipped. You don’t get to burn a contract year. You want to play, you have to earn it.
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There are advantages to burning the first year of a players ELC, not the least of which is they sign their second deal a year sooner, usually for less than they would had they played a third year. Arbitration and offer sheets also come in to play. I think they will burn it if they can.
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