Overview
- Hagens is skating with AHL Providence on an amateur tryout, a short-term deal that lets him play pro games without starting his NHL contract.
- The Bruins have no immediate plan to sign him to an NHL deal as they evaluate whether a late-season or playoff look makes sense.
- Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports a return to Boston College is unlikely for Hagens, despite some advisors wanting to test the NCAA’s murky eligibility rules after an AHL appearance.
- Contract timing is a key factor, with Boston weighing whether to avoid burning the first year of his entry-level deal and to keep leverage in future negotiations.
- Roster needs could shape the call, with recent power-play struggles and newcomer Lukas Reichel’s steady third-line play both part of the calculus.