He has gas and fire left in the tank. Just needs a change of a scenery. He’s a .05 ppg dman and will do well behind Letang. Poehling is a 3rd/4th C
Confirmed with Link: [PIT/MTL] Jeff Petry and Ryan Poehling for Mike Matheson and 4th PIT 2023
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Habs Halifax
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You need a Eddy or Lindell type to pair him with to get the best results IMO.
Agreed, we just picked 1st and have a full cupboard of prospects and future picks. I think the team will be bad next year, bottom 10, but don't see any scenario where they dress plugs to try and lose. That would be terrible for the culture, I hope they put these young guys in a position to succeed even if it means missing out on Bedard. And really, this team won't be able to out tank ARZ or CHI so why install a losing culture when you can lose gracefully.
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You’ll need the JFresh profile with the percentage figure! They eat that stuff up over there!
this is true and it s the small thing I am clinging to that he can take a bigger role and still increase his production on the Habs blueline. Likely won't maybe who knows, MSL has worked some offensive magic with others last season.
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Saundies
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Honestly this sounds identical to Petry. When he’s on, he’s a top offensive D. When he’s off, he’s easily one of the dumbest players in the whole league and makes costly mistakes
salbutera
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Even if both Yotes and Hawks tank only one of them will have a whopping 25% chance at Bedard with the other @ 10%
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I don't think you saw Smith if you thought he had an incredible rookie year. He doesn't defend at an NHL level, he's brutal without PP minutes.
As it stands he'll likely play with Marcus Pettersson. MP is a very steady defenseman so should be good if they have any chemistry.
So wait. When Hughes was saying we’re not going to give away petry in a bad trade I didn’t think he thought this was a good one.
Habs Halifax
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Petry only really started to show his top potential around the age of 28.
Kulak is and Matheson is 28. You’re premature with your evaluation. Wait a little while longer. You may be right or wrong
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Zen Arcade
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Matheson isn't that bad, he's fun to watch if nothing else. He'll go to coast to coast to score a goal and you'll be like "which forward was that?!" He's a fantastic skater. His defense leaves something to be desired for sure, but he's not a total disaster either.
What I don't get is Hughes saying Matheson's game will be benefit more playing under MSL. Sullivan's system is basically a perfect fit for someone with Matheson's skillset, what he did last year is about the most you can hope for from him. Probably just a random GM platitude about a newly acquired player.
What I don't get is Hughes saying Matheson's game will be benefit more playing under MSL. Sullivan's system is basically a perfect fit for someone with Matheson's skillset, what he did last year is about the most you can hope for from him. Probably just a random GM platitude about a newly acquired player.
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More about the trade itself. I would have rather given up a 2nd round pick and cleared the salary if possible than take a longer contract back. To me matheson is a kulak level player. Third role eats up even strength minutes. You pay these defenceman 2 to 3 mil
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All 3-of Panarin, Fox & Trouba didn’t keep NYR from getting a 1OA
I didn’t even realize he was a local kid. That’s cool I guess but still not a fan of the trade.
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Ya they will both have 4 consecutive 40 point seasons, it happens to every single 28 year old dman despite it being in super rare company.
Hughes on Matheson: 'Mike is a five-star human being'
The Canadiens' GM spoke glowingly about the new acquisition from the Penguins
that's nice but has is he as a hockey player?
Even Hughes seems to express that he is not as good a dman as Petry and does bring a lot of what Petry did
Hughes on acquiring a veteran blueliner to replace Petry:
In any trade that we were going to contemplate with Pittsburgh or any other team that involved Jeff Petry, one of the elements that had to either come in the trade or we had to be able to thereafter acquire was a defenseman. Mike Matheson is a defenseman who was playing top-4 minutes in Pittsburgh that brings a lot of the qualities that we lose in a Jeff Petry in terms of his ability to transport the puck. Last season, Mike was in the 90th percentile for goals in the NHL at 5-on-5 per 60 minutes. He was 85th percentile in points. He scored five game-winning goals, and almost all of his offensive production came at even-strength. I also know him as an individual. I feel really comfortable that Mike is the kind of person in our locker room, at this point in his career, that can assist our young players, be it the draft picks like Juraj Slafkovsky or our young defensemen that are trying to make their way as regular NHL players. Mike is a five-star human being who can be of great assistance to our club.
Habs Halifax
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Don’t pair him with a younger guy that needs developed, maturity, and sheltering.
Petry don’t have good sample of carrying his partner.
Other than that, he does have gas left. Loads of mobility and very good skater at 34. Zero signs of skating decline
The GM could speak Mandarin and I could careless. A competent GM should be the #1 goal but due to the language criteria Molson had to get creative and find a loophole by giving a new title to Gorton.
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Oh I'm not saying they are mutually exclusive but when someone hits your goalie i expect one of our player to drop the gloves.
It's a salary issue more than anything. Matheson probably won't be here in 2 years and he's easier to move at that time. If anyone was expecting a huge return, you're out to lunch.
And there was room to resign Rem! So I'm good with all of this.
And there was room to resign Rem! So I'm good with all of this.
