Player Discussion Mike Matheson

[FF de Mars]

Best player on the ice for the first preseason game, guy has wheels, his skating is flawless, he reminds me of Petry rushing the puck, and a nice shot and not a liability so far.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Best player on the ice for the first preseason game, guy has wheels, his skating is flawless, he reminds me of Petry rushing the puck, and a nice shot and not a liability so far.

He really did look like an prime-Petry. He was really noticeable and surprisingly good defensively. Will keep an open mind with him.

 

[Tetragrammaton]

Best player on the ice for the first preseason game, guy has wheels, his skating is flawless, he reminds me of Petry rushing the puck, and a nice shot and not a liability so far.

Why did Pitsburgh trade him? Aren’t they contending?

 

[FF de Mars]

Why did Pitsburgh trade him? Aren’t they contending?

Maybe Petry tops him short term for the time of their window, the real Petry was a top pairing player and he went to the finals. He's the same age as their core, they'll go all out for a last cup toghether. They got Poehling too, a former 1st round pick who never got a chance on the Habs, Poehling has all of the tools to succeed in Pittsburgh.

 

[Belial]

Why did Pitsburgh trade him? Aren’t they contending?

They didn't want to trade him, they just thought Petry was an upgrade for their contending window.

 

[Pickles]

He was the best player for the Habs tonight.

 

[ReHabs]

Why did Pitsburgh trade him? Aren’t they contending?

They probably figure he’s topped out his development while Petry has hit higher highs. They are working with a hard compete window so every bit counts… but I wouldn’t have made that trade, if I was Hextall that is.

 

[FF de Mars]

They probably figure he’s topped out his development while Petry has hit higher highs. They are working with a hard compete window so every bit counts… but I wouldn’t have made that trade, if I was Hextall that is.

I think they see Petry as "clutch". I think it's a good deal for both teams, Matheson is already impressive.

 

[Vachon23]

I always like Matheson, especially when he was a young Dmen with the Panthers. I thought he would become a solid top 3.

With that being said, I think we should wait before saying he's better then Petry. Don't forget that he face a team that had mostly AHL/prospect players in there line-up

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

They probably figure he’s topped out his development while Petry has hit higher highs. They are working with a hard compete window so every bit counts… but I wouldn’t have made that trade, if I was Hextall that is.

I think this was their thinking. We forget because Petry sucked for 30ish games last season (for very valid reasons)... but he was a legitimate #2 for the majority of his time in Montreal. He also stepped up big in the POs and would play like a legitimate #1 when Weber would go down.

I bet Petry bounces back in a big way this season. Letang - Petry - Dumoulin and maybe a TDL acquisition is a great top 3-4 for a playoff run.

 

[Wats]

Best player on the ice for the first preseason game, guy has wheels, his skating is flawless, he reminds me of Petry rushing the puck, and a nice shot and not a liability so far.

I was thinking same thing, the way he tries to blow by defenders on rushes. If he wore 26 I would have sworn it was Petry.

 

[Vachon23]

One thing I need to say, I would have love to see Matheson on the left of Shea Weber when we where looking for a PMD LD to play with Weber.

 

[26Mats]

I think this was their thinking. We forget because Petry sucked for 30ish games last season (for very valid reasons)... but he was a legitimate #2 for the majority of his time in Montreal. He also stepped up big in the POs and would play like a legitimate #1 when Weber would go down.

I bet Petry bounces back in a big way this season. Letang - Petry - Dumoulin and maybe a TDL acquisition is a great top 3-4 for a playoff run.

I wonder what we could have gotten if we included Eddie at 50% retained AND took back the petterson contract. Maybe a 1st and Pickering. And since Pickering is from Manitoba, maybe use him as a trade chip to get PLD.

 

[the]

Mike Matheson being a good hockey player is a bonus. I was sold when Kent Hughes was saying he was a 5-star human being.

 

[schwang26]

I thought Matheson looked great last night. It should silence any naysayers when they got him. The Great thing is, he's 28, so he'll be hear when they start competing.

 

[Vachon23]

I thought Matheson looked great last night. It should silence any naysayers when they got him. The Great thing is, he's 28, so he'll be hear when they start competing.

Hope he can do like Petry and become even better entering the 30's

 

[schwang26]

Hope he can do like Petry and become even better entering the 30's

And he's from Quebec too.

 

[salbutera]

Hope he can do like Petry and become even better entering the 30's

Matheson is already a far far superior PP QB using his career trend, the. Petry ever was / will be.

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

Matheson is already a far far superior PP QB using his career trend, the. Petry ever was / will be.

I have no idea how you can claim this. in 2018, Petry had 6 PP goals and 17 PP assists. The 3 years after he scored anywhere from 11 to 14 PP points. He wasn't a great PP QB, but Matheson has yet to prove himself as a PP QB. A big reason is he played behind either Yandle or Letang his entire career, but any prediction about his PP QB abilities is simply a "we have to wait and see" type of situation.

 

[StCaufield]

Matheson is already a far far superior PP QB using his career trend, the. Petry ever was / will be.

How?

 

[Fainting Couch]

I think this was their thinking. We forget because Petry sucked for 30ish games last season (for very valid reasons)...

Pouting is now considered a valid reason?

 

[Vachon23]

He's starting to be the defensemen I though he was going to be when in his 1st years with Florida. Really good trade by Hughes

 

[Runner77]

Mike Matheson’s return is faster than initially believed. He will first have to take part in a number of practices before they can narrow down an actual return date.

Going to be fun watching Hughes deal with the fallout.

 

[calder candidate]

I think we just need to buy some time, maybe Matheson doesn't come back too early, and as good as they are looking I would send both Slaf and Xhekaj to the AHL while KH make make something happen.

 

[HuGort]

I think we should trade him at deadline. He's good defenseman and they usually fetch overpayment at deadline. Habs are stacked on left D. With maturity of Guhle, Harris and Jackeye. Gives extra 5 million in caproom next summer also