Overview
- Multiple outlets report Michael Hage is expected to sign with Montreal in the coming days, though the team has not announced a deal.
- Montreal is choosing between an immediate NHL assignment or sending him to the Laval Rocket on an amateur tryout for AHL playoff action.
- An NHL contract now could burn the first year of his entry-level deal, so timing and path carry contract consequences.
- The Canadiens have a deep, mostly healthy forward group with few open spots, which would force tough scratches if he joins the NHL roster.
- Hage produced 52 points in 39 games at Michigan, yet a recent injury that cost him playoff games reduces pressure to rush him into action.