oh for sure guys like Harris and Kovacevic will be gone in a year probably , Jackeye is a third pair d-man we all know. It's just that we are not in trouble if we trade Matheson. It's not like we have 4 18 year olds who never played a game in the NHL. We can always sign a vet for a year at worst case scenario.
Haven’t seen much of him… Sure misses a lot of games every year; anything chronic or bad luck there?
if they take Josh Anderson contract then maybe
Anderson has a 5 team NTC for this up coming season and since he wanted out of Columbus it wouldn't surprise me if they are on his list.
The talent is there , but the guy takes too many games off , not a good fit in this market unfortunately. Need guys who want to really compete. At least that's what I think our team is going for
Well fun fact the upcoming season only starts July 1st
He had an 8 team list this past seasonWell fun fact the upcoming season only starts July 1st
Also what can our "kids" learn from Matheson? All our decent Dmen prospects will be able to sling the puck around just as good as him. He makes up for his mistakes with his god given skating talent , not much a guy like Lane can learn from that let's be honest here
Well now it's 5 , sucks for him . He's overpaid anyways he should be grateful to play elsehwere
Let me tell you something our kids wont learn how to play defensively or physical with Matheson that's for sure.Also what can our "kids" learn from Matheson? All our decent Dmen can sling the puck around just as good as him. He makes up from his mistakes with his god given skating talent , not much a guy like Lane can learn from let's be honest here
But I'm not trying to discredit the guy or what he does in the room or with the young players either because by all accounts he's a good pro
Laine seems like an injury away from career over.Also seems to be following in the footsteps of the guy he was traded for Mr. (i am not happy here) Dubois .Maybe trade him to LA to be with him.That way they would have been with the same 3 teams
Well for me Matheson is the perfect option because Matheson is not good defensively and we need to get better offensively. like you said Hutson and even Guhle can play on the PP .
If he was as good on D as he was on O, he’d be getting $10M a season unicorn. We need what he brings because no one else can do what he does on this team and he’s the no. 1 D. There are also not a lot of 60 point D anyways so he and his cap would be worth more than I think most here think he’s fetch. He’s also not nearly as bad in D as some make him out to be. He’s not a shit down D but he’s also not that bad. He sacrifices some D to make those offensive opportunities which is the trade off. If MSL asked him to tone it down, he’d be a 40 point D with much better defensive numbers.
Matheson's value is all time high, can he have a similar season next year? Yes it's possible, but why gamble on it if we can get the best return now. I love the guy and he's a great pro, but at the end of the day I think trading him makes us better in the long run.
I 100% disagree with the bolded. Montreal is full of shitty tabloid journalists who won't respect Laine's mental health if there's a story to sell. It's not about him handling the pressure of hockey, its him handling the microscope of the market. Anyone who is struggling with mental health issues doesn't need that added element. And if I'm wrong, and it works out, fantastic. But for reasons bigger than hockey, I doubt Laine would be better off in MTL
