Player Discussion Mike Matheson

[The Gr8 Dane]

Idk this dude is kinda nice honnestly but that's just me. Solid top 4 and he has a little mean streak

 

[MilesNewton]

Yeah you can't have a team with twenty three 21 yr olds
Mike's signed 3 more years, with a contract KENT himself negotiated for him, the guy's most likely going nowhere for a couple of years
He (And Savard until he's gone too) will be a mentor for the younger kids once we ship out edmundson

Feeling Savard might be gone this summer, depends what way they want to trend but they will have to unload a D at some point.

 

[JT3]

Can we admit this guy is pretty damn good yet? Feel like we turned back the clock on Petry, and on a great contract.

 

[SlafySZN]

Can we admit this guy is pretty damn good yet? Feel like we turned back the clock on Petry, and on a great contract.

So fun to watch. He was the habs best player tonight.

 

[JT3]

So fun to watch. He was the habs best player tonight.

Great pro skating by the front office. He can really drive play with his skating. His defense and physical game are much better than had been advertised I feel as well. They put him in a spot to succeed and it's working out well.

 

[SlafySZN]

Great pro skating by the front office. He can really drive play with his skating. His defense and physical game are much better than had been advertised I feel as well. They put him in a spot to succeed and it's working out well.

Yeah, we haven’t seen that often from our dman in the last few years, other than Petry.

He’s on pace for around 30 points, like last year but in 27 less games. While being really good defensively too.

 

[Tyson]

I am becoming a big fan of this player.
What is starting to stick out for me other than the elite skating is his defensive game. It's actually pretty good.
Nice trade by Hughes, replaced a more expensive and older player with someone who I believe has more upside.
Hextall is a clone of Milbury and Bergevin.

 

[Wats]

Petry doing good in Pits but Matheson actually looks like he's just breaking out. His contract looking like a steal too.

 

[Beer and Chips]

Nothing changes a fan's opinion like a media article.

 

[Canadienna]

Is this guy a top pairing D-man?

He's got 11 points in 12 games since his return from injury, and I'm impressed by his offensive game.

 

[Rapala]

Idk this dude is kinda nice honnestly but that's just me. Solid top 4 and he has a little mean streak

Yeah he's got that trace of red in his hair. Matheson is starting to play the way I expected him to earlier this season. He doesn't get brain cramps like Petry did but does gamble and he gets caught out on occasion. That doesn't bother me too much but I'd like him to be more selective with his shots on the PP both he and Hoffman have a tendency to take low percentage shots when the ideal would be to keep the puck moving to tire the defenders.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

He's a beast. I knew it from day one but dam

Nice to have a GARS DE CHEZ NOUS on the backend displaying some skills , love to see it

 

[26Mats]

Petry doing good in Pits but Matheson actually looks like he's just breaking out. His contract looking like a steal too.

I hope he can stay healthy and keep it up.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Is this guy a top pairing D-man?

He's got 11 points in 12 games since his return from injury, and I'm impressed by his offensive game.

Who do we have whose better? Matheson would be a top pairing defenceman on most teams.

 

[GobigorGohome]

Mike has Elite skating .He is a top 4 on any team

 

[Canadienna]

Who do we have whose better? Matheson would be a top pairing defenceman on most teams.

Maybe not every team, and maybe it will take some consistency playing at this level, but I tend to agree that the way he's playing now he'd be a valuable asset to any team.

Great work so far considering how cornered in Hughes was with Petry.

 

[Habs]

any real fan knows its Micheal , never Mike, ala Craig Button

 

[Nedved]

Is this guy a top pairing D-man?

He's got 11 points in 12 games since his return from injury, and I'm impressed by his offensive game.

He's been pretty explosive on the PP too. He's not a QB but he's a threat.

 

[SpeedyPotato]

Looks like a steal at that salary and considering what Petry was giving us in the end.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Looks like a steal at that salary and considering what Petry was giving us in the end.

Matheson may never reach the level of play of Petry at his peak, but he will be close and at a lesser cap hit. Great, nuanced trade.

 

[HuGort]

They were saying on 690 today several times were asking about him at deadline. Said Habs laid some ground work for trades this summer

 

[ChesterNimitz]

They were saying on 690 today several times were asking about him at deadline. Said Habs laid some ground work for trades this summer

One would think that this team would have had its fill of shooting itself in the foot.

 

[Skip Bayless]

One would think that this team would have had its fill of shooting itself in the foot.

If you can sell Matheson for a haul before he inevitably returns to his dog shit form, you do it without hesitation.

 

[Supersonic]

I really like the way Matheson plays and hopes he sticks around for the length of his contract

 

[Habssince89]

Nice addition that could really help take the heat for the young D coming up through the system. I am surprised with the sandpaper in his game and I like that he's a real shooting threat. If he gets passed by the kids eventually, that means we get to choose between very strong blueline depth or using him to upgrade a different need as the team pivots into a playoff contender.

There's nothing to me that suggests he won't be a contributor here, so I'm pretty confident about his floor. Hoping he could be the player to get the power play going in the right direction.