Proposal: MIN - MON

[JiricekSaveUs]

Matheson is the last thing MN needs

 

[Wasted Talent]

I don't even see the logic in Matheson as a temporary replacement for injured Brodin, they're basically polar opposites.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Was curious to see the proposal

Matheson AAV this year and next gives him a bit of value but not a top prospect. Like someone else mentioned, he's not much more valuable than a guy like Gostisbehere

Also, the Wild is really not a team that would need him, particularly with Jiricek, Buium, Hunt and Lambos in their pool

Daemon Hunt got traded for Jiricek

 

[Prairie Habs]

lol
when reading the thread about lane hutson, all the montreal fans call hutson already much better then matheson and msl is called out for playing matheson over hutson on the pp. obviously here now the tune is changing.

So if one player is better than another the second player is worthless? When wild fans say Faber is better than Spurgeon, Spurgeon is now trash.

 

[Bouboumaster]

I'd keep Matheson but good job OP, it wasn't bad value and the Idea was interesting

 

[Hockeyfan200]

I'd keep Matheson but good job OP, it wasn't bad value and the Idea was interesting

it was bad value and the idea wasn't interesting. It was a Montreal fan trying to push a bad Dman on wild. Bill Guerin would never trade for a player of mathison whose all offense

 

[dgibb10]

So if one player is better than another the second player is worthless? When wild fans say Faber is better than Spurgeon, Spurgeon is now trash.

Trying to sell a guy as a PP weapon while complaining about how bad he is at it is yeah.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Trying to sell a guy as a PP weapon while complaining about how bad he is at it is yeah.

Matheson is good on the PP, habs fans just love hutson (and rightly so). Like I said, one player being better doesn't make another player bad.

 

[Bouboumaster]

it was bad value and the idea wasn't interesting. It was a Montreal fan trying to push a bad Dman on wild. Bill Guerin would never trade for a player of mathison whose all offense

 

[Circulartheory]

Wild say no. If anything they’ll go after a center

If anything, we need a LW to push down Johansson i.e Ohgren. We are pretty good with centers at the moment but need that last piece on the wing.

 

[Mrfenn92]

If anything, we need a LW to push down Johansson i.e Ohgren. We are pretty good with centers at the moment but need that last piece on the wing.

Understood

 

[HuGort]

MIN receives

Mike Matheson


MON receives

Liam Ohgren


My rationale :
- MON will be looking to maximize Matheson's trade value. He has this yr + 1 to his contract. Lane Hutson will be taking his responsabilities on PP 1.
- Matheson is a useful d-man in every zone. Plays as number 1 in MON but ideal spot is number 3 (2nd pai LD, PP 2). It is also implied that he is quite a leader in the locker room.
- I guess MIN is in win now mode, with Kaprizov in his prime, before the end of his contract, and other young players performing.
- Brodin seems to have quite the injury. Now that left side is quite depleted.
- MON will be looking to add young talent up front. Grit has been identified as a lacking characteristic in the roster and prospect pool.
- I think MON will prefer adding young players that can play soon rather than a 2026 1st or later, since the selected players would add themselves to the group in a while. We want to become competitive while Suzuki and Caufield are in their prime.

Do we believe there is a deal to have here? Who would need to add? Or does it stay exactly like this? Let's exchange on the matter.

(Yes I use MON. I find it too funny when Friedman uses it and now there is no taking it back.)

Can't see Montreal doing that. Defensemen usually go for overvalue at deadline

 

[AKL]

Can't see Montreal doing that. Defensemen usually go for overvalue at deadline

Defensemen that play defense and a physical playoff style game go for overvalue at the deadline

Defensemen without those go for much less

No one overpays for a PP specialist at the deadline

 

[Bruce Granville]

I‘m not sure if the Wild would pick him on waivers…due to position, cap, real need, roster space.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

When the Canadiens played the Wild, Matheson stood out as especially bad to me. Would not trade for him at all. Doesn't fit the mold of what a playoff team needs.

Look at what Minnesota traded for Klingberg a few years ago. A meh AHL player, a 4th round pick, and a prospect they were not going to sign. They also didn't need to account for his cap hit after that year.