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On Wednesday, Boston Bruins fans received the news they were anxiously awaiting when the team announced it had signed Boston College forward and 2025 NHL first-round draft pick James Hagens to an entry-level contract.
Most of Bruins Nation was elated, but not 98.5 The Sports Hub’s flagship host, Michael Felger. Felger’s expectations for what the 19-year-old who nearly led the NCAA in points scored this season are extremely low.
“I’m just prepared to be disappointed on James Hagens. I am. Call me defeatist or whatever,” Felger said. “I think the kid’s gonna suck.”
Felger then changed his tone. Saying that it is nothing personal against the Hauppauge, NY native, because he has never seen him play. Like… ever.
“This is worse than Mazz and … Cooper Flagg. (Mazz) watched him for two minutes on YouTube and said ‘This kid doesn’t have it.’ I haven’t watched that on James Hagens,” Felger said. “I’ve watched zero James Hagens. Zero, zero, zero. I never saw him at BC. I didn’t watch him at all at Providence. I haven’t watched a clip.
“But you heard it here first, that kid’s gonna suck.”
Welcome to Boston, I guess. If Felger is trying to prepare the teenager for what it’s going to be like in the Boston sports media, I suppose he is doing a good job.
As someone who has actually paid attention to Hagens on his path to TD Garden, I am excited about the prospect of what the young point scorer can bring to the Bruins. He made a habit of setting up his linemates to score at Boston College and in Providence, and I see no reason why that wouldn’t continue during his late-season stint with Boston.
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