Player Discussion Who is better Fast or Hagelin?
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Are we talking about NYR tenure?
Hagelin without a doubt. But I love them both.
Right now, Fast is way better.
Hagelin without a doubt. But I love them both.
Right now, Fast is way better.
Oscar Lindberg
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Loved Hags when he was with the team
But as of this moment I take Fast.
Hags is an overpaid bottom 6 player who hasn't produced much since he left (aside from the Pens first stanley cup run)
But as of this moment I take Fast.
Hags is an overpaid bottom 6 player who hasn't produced much since he left (aside from the Pens first stanley cup run)
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Dare I say Grabner. loved hags when he was here but Quickie has been something special this season and every season. not too many bottom six guys id pick over him
I'd take Fast every time. Hags, as much as I liked him, was a one trick pony compare to Fast who is a very well rounded player
Tawnos
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haohmaru
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Fast is under the radar important to this team. More so than Hagelin was. But, yeah, Grabner's last two years are pretty impressive too.
Cheapshot
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Fast. He puts it all out there Everytime. He doesn't take shifts off and he uses his awareness to position himself so he doesn't have to be the fastest. Always finishes his checks and battles hard. Hags was great while he was here but quickie is the guy.
NickyFotiu
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Hags in his prime was such a disruptive threat and a huge forechecker so he gets the edge for his prime.
If you mean who is playing better today it is Fast.
If you mean who is playing better today it is Fast.
DanielBrassard
It's all so tiresome
Hagelin was a beast with the Rangers, better than Fast for sure. Two of the Rangers best lines since he was called up were with him on them. Elite shot generator, outstanding PKer, Scored very well at ES. We could use the old Hagelin.
Tawnos
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As under the radar as Fast is, Hagelin was more so. Losing him was a HUGE blow to the team that most of the fanbase didn't see coming.
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It's gold Jerry.
During his time in NYC, I was a huge Hags fan. I was sad to see him go.
But, if it came down to the two, IMO Fast was/is more well-rounded.
Still surprised that Vegas went Lindberg over Grabner and Fast.
But, if it came down to the two, IMO Fast was/is more well-rounded.
Still surprised that Vegas went Lindberg over Grabner and Fast.
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Edge
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Hags at his peak was a more dangerous player.
But Hags also seems like the kind of guy who needs to be in the right role, on the right team, in the right system.
He looked lost in Anaheim, played the hockey of his life during the Pens cup run, and has since looked increasingly lost with time.
IMO, Fast seems like the type who is more adaptable though. I can see him more easily sliding into different systems and different teams.
But I think it's important to note that Hags wasn't traded because the team didn't want him (same with Stepan). He was traded for financial reasons.
Having said all of that, Grabner is a superior version of Hags (though similar in the sense that his success is also driven by right team, right role, right system).
In my mind Grabs is much older, for reasons I don't quite understand. But the reality is that he's all of 10 months older than Hags.
But Hags also seems like the kind of guy who needs to be in the right role, on the right team, in the right system.
He looked lost in Anaheim, played the hockey of his life during the Pens cup run, and has since looked increasingly lost with time.
IMO, Fast seems like the type who is more adaptable though. I can see him more easily sliding into different systems and different teams.
But I think it's important to note that Hags wasn't traded because the team didn't want him (same with Stepan). He was traded for financial reasons.
Having said all of that, Grabner is a superior version of Hags (though similar in the sense that his success is also driven by right team, right role, right system).
In my mind Grabs is much older, for reasons I don't quite understand. But the reality is that he's all of 10 months older than Hags.
NickyFotiu
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It was just a few years ago that Hags was huge in the Penguins cup run. He has not been as good since then but he was a major factor in those playoffs. As a Ranger Hags was also a lock for around 16-18 goals a year.
NYR Viper
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Fast's hockey IQ and feel for the game is superior. Always has been. Go back and look at their younger seasons and if you were to watch them play, you would see Fast has a better feel for the game. Hagelin is just an energizer bunny on speed which makes him a very effective player in his own right.
