James Hagens - The Most Dynamic Prospect Of The 2025 NHL Draft

David St-Louis breaks down a game of James Hagens and looks at his strengths, weaknesses, and NHL projection.

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[quentinmarks]

The founding of the NTDP might be the best thing to happen to ever happen to US hockey other than 1980

[yossarian]

Thank you for the vid, David! Playing w/Leonard & Perrault, along with the coaching at BC is a great situation for him. Hagens would look good in a Flyers sweater.

[BloodRider]

This man is going to love playing for the Blue Jackets or Flames

[chroma]

Celebrini - Hagens - Smith would have more rings than fingers

[benjaminliker]

The way he thinks ahead of other players and uses his lower body to give himself more room to use his skill reminds me more of Crosby than any other recent prospect I've seen

[heathclark]

Hoping he finds his way to Columbus! Tremendous talent... Thinking if he was born North of the border there would be more hype. On the level of Celebrini and under Bedard but even less hype in a fairly stacked draft. Especially forward heavy as well

[panetierbread]

i like him, his playstyle really reminds me of datsyuk

[Goodstandards]

Welcome to the Habs… first overall here we come

[JM-gjde]

Just watched Hagens play his first game with BC. Yah, he definitely possess elite poise and skill. But man, he sure looks small out there. Just hoping the kid grows a couple of inches by the time he turns pro. Looks a bit frail.

[baibamennika]

He is fast . How many injuries he has got already? In NHL he will be stopped by body mass of someone else and then you know what happens when Ferrari is in clash. Speed is and isn't important

[Lebowski]

But Hagens is only 5'10" how will he succeed in the NHL?