Robert Hagg

[Captain Dave Poulin]

He's got a hot sister... Thats all the positives I know about him

I Googled "Robert Hagg sister" and this is what came up. She's dead, apparently. RIP, penguin.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Hagg is like the 5th Beatle.

On a blueline full of Beatles, Hagg is Pete Best.

As an aside, "Which Beatle would each young Flyers defenseman be" sounds like a good summer thread. Duly noted.

 

[bauer]

Member when Hakstok was here and everything was terrible, but we were all in it together and the board was fun?

well, we weren't all together. technically there still was you know who. but yes, it's like the Avengers Civil War here now.

 

[Laveuglette]

I don't hate him. He's a dime a dozen, though. 6-7th D on most teams. These players are always the scapegoats on here.

 

[tictactoe]

What I would like to know is, why all the hate for Hagg? He sucks is not the answer I am looking for. Did his partner put him in the position to be out of position or such. My opinion on him is that I thought he was not flashy and went about his business.

He is raw in a lot of aspects of the game... He needs to put it together. He is solid top 6. Limit his minutes and role and he is ok. imo

 

[Striiker]

It's simple.

He's bad at literally every important aspect of hockey. Literally one of the worst players in the entire league, regardless of usage or partners.

He's the type of player dinosaurs love because they don't understand what matters. Thats why our idiot announcers will lose their minds about his hit totals... they don't realize that it's completely useless.

 

[Pantokrator]

It's simple.

He's bad at literally every important aspect of hockey. Literally one of the worst players in the entire league, regardless of usage or partners.

He's the type of player dinosaurs love because they don't understand what matters. Thats why our idiot announcers will lose their minds about his hit totals... they don't realize that it's completely useless.

I was waiting for Striiker to post. That was much milder than I anticipated.

 

[Striiker]

I was waiting for Striiker to post. That was much milder than I anticipated.

I'm a good noodle.

 

[landsbergfan]

On a blueline full of Beatles, Hagg is Pete Best.

As an aside, "Which Beatle would each young Flyers defenseman be" sounds like a good summer thread. Duly noted.

Lets just hijack this thread...

If Ghost gets traded he has to be John, right?

 

[VladDrag]

Lets just hijack this thread...

If Ghost gets traded he has to be John, right?

So would Fletcher be Yoko?

 

[Limeyjim]

Probably the worst defensemen in the NHL.

No, that title goes to Andrew MacDonald.

 

[mja]

No, that title goes to Andrew MacDonald.

1. Andrew MacDonald may no longer be an NHL defenseman.
2. He's still a better defenseman than Hagg.

 

[Ruck Over]

So would Fletcher be Yoko?

Hot taek - Provorov is Ringo.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Whether it is Behn Wilson or Doug Crossman or Kerry Huffman or Brendon Manning Flyer fans will always have at least one d to hate. Hagg is a 6/7 d man who does nothing all that well except get "hits" but none being memorable that make a great play. If you give him sheltered 14-15 minutes a night he can be ok. The problem is Hak always put him on the top 4 and he got exposed.

 

[FLYguy3911]

He got exposed outside of the top 4 as well.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

He got exposed outside of the top 4 as well.

Yes, but what happens if you take ~100 Shifts over 80 Games and change which zone they start in? I bet that would turn him into Ekholm.

 

[Rebels57]

delete

 

[mja]

He got exposed outside of the top 4 as well.

"Come again?"

 

[Rodu58]

I'll give him props where they are due. He's not as bad as Manning

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Yes, but what happens if you take ~100 Shifts over 80 Games and change which zone they start in? I bet that would turn him into Ekholm.

It’s almost like being stapled to our top six had it’s advantages & we were more so hiding him there than on the bottom pairing.

 

[Amorgus]

I'll give him props where they are due. He's not as bad as Manning

I don't want to play this game anymore. Making me compare all the different flavors of shit I've eaten just reminds me of all the shit I've had to eat.

 

[Ruck Over]

I don't want to play this game anymore. Making me compare all the different flavors of **** I've eaten just reminds me of all the **** I've had to eat.

That is an amazing bit of writing. Truly quote worthy. Bravo, tgif

 

[Limeyjim]

Hagg is the Tom Bladon on the Flyers defense. I can still remember hearing the fans shout "GET BLADON OFF THE ICE!!" when he played. That was back in the days when I'd listen to the games on short-wave radio.

 

[Philly Fanatik]

Hagg is the Tom Bladon on the Flyers defense. I can still remember hearing the fans shout "GET BLADON OFF THE ICE!!" when he played. That was back in the days when I'd listen to the games on short-wave radio.

Hagg is the Tom Bladon on the Flyers defense. I can still remember hearing the fans shout "GET BLADON OFF THE ICE!!" when he played. That was back in the days when I'd listen to the games on short-wave radio.

Back in those Stanley Cup years...Bladon was the Flyers best offensive defenseman!

 

[captainpaxil]

Hagg does make safe boring plays. I felt he had the malings of a midpairing guy at one time but his confidence was crushed. He had a bad year last year but I think he's made improvement in that area. As the flyers have repeatedly demonstrated yocan do worse than hagg as a 7th d