I think Hagg has looked better this year. No doubt about it. But I still don't like his game, which has always been my worry. I think his weaknesses and any causes for concern are a bit too easily brushed off with blaming AHL "systems." Jumping to the NHL, a path strewn with the carcasses of AHL guys who couldn't handle the rigors, is always significantly harder, not easier. If I worry how you think the game at the AHL level, if I see questionable decision making and at times looking lost and unsure of what to do, which will mask itself as that "passive" style he plays (because it's not laziness or an effort thing), then I'm less optimistic in my projections. A couple people described it well earlier when they said that they don't know what he actually does well. He'll make nice plays now and again, but often it just feels like he exists, and that's it.