This obsession with moving Mike Matheson is hilarious.
That is because it is a logical move.
Let me explain :
If he continues his trend, in 2 years we won’t be able to sign him because he will ask for too much.
The Habs are rebuilding, which means we should see progression. Us trading him will have a drawback for the first year because he is solid so a decline with the Habs after we trade him is to be expected. I feel like next year should be our last bad season before becoming really competitive. It’s logical to use that window to trade him because if not and we trade him next year and we get worse next year because of it then the drawback will be way worse.
He may not have as good a year this year as last year so his value is peak right now.
We need to make place at D while still evaluating and developping our young D. We need space on the teams. Matheson could be too old when we really push for a cup.