can't say I know a whole lot about Matheson, what kind of player is he?
- Pat1993

Québécois.

Per TSN: The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenceman Jeff Petry and forward Ryan Poehling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenceman Mike Matheson and a 2023 fourth-round pick.

Matheson is a good offensive dman with poor defensive skills. High risk player. Was good this season. Not good the year before. Needs the right situation to excel.

Very meh
- mr.peanut

I'd call him a rich man's Chris Wideman.

With 4 years at 4.875 left.

Very meh
- mr.peanut

I think he was a 3rd paring guy in PIT, seems to have a bit of an offensive touch but nothing crazy... I hope he's solid defensively at least lol

Nit a great return to say the least, but there was next to no market for Petry…
- Karine Hains

What are the terms of his contract (Matheson)?

EDIT: Never mind jugkope answered the question.

Québécois.
- jugkope

bin oui toé, un ptit gars de Pointe-Claire.

Matheson is a good offensive dman with poor defensive skills. High risk player. Was good this season. Not good the year before. Needs the right situation to excel.
- jfkst1

that is not what I wanted to hear, but oh well... lol

What are the terms of his contract (Matheson)?
- Garfield512

4.88MM signed for the next 4 seasons

that is not what I wanted to hear, but oh well... lol
- Pat1993

Petry wasn’t that solid defensively neither

4.88MM signed for the next 4 seasons
- habs88888

so Hughes isn't making a whole lot of cap space with this trade lol... at least he got something in return, rather than having to pay to dump Petry's contract.

really liked Petry ever since EE explained last year that he should be a perennial Norris contender

Petry wasn’t that solid defensively neither
- habs88888

not last year, that's for sure lol, he wasn't solid in any aspect of his game, but he usually doesn't make too many dumb mistakes in his own zone, he's responsible enough for a puck-moving dman.

really liked Petry ever since EE explained last year that he should be a perennial Norris contender
- mr.peanut

de kessé..? lol

4.88MM signed for the next 4 seasons
- habs88888

Not ideal ... but we got rid of an unhappy player and a guy who didn't have any future with the organisation for a guy who's less expensive and a throwaway pick.

Meh ... as long as we clean up some cap space I can live with it.

4.88MM signed for the next 4 seasons
- habs88888

That contract.

finally! tks and good luck

Not ideal ... but we got rid of an unhappy player and a guy who didn't have any future with the organisation for a guy who's less expensive and a throwaway pick.

Meh ... as long as we clean up some cap space I can live with it.
- Garfield512

and you never know, the way people are freaking out about how deep next year's draft will be there could be some future superstars left in the 4th round...

de kessé..? lol
- Pat1993

EE was on spittin chiclets last year during the cup final preview. He basically spent an hour talking up the greatness of Jeff Petry.

I was given the impression that he'd suck petry's balls through his pee hole. Even the hosts were uncomfortable.

Not ideal ... but we got rid of an unhappy player and a guy who didn't have any future with the organisation for a guy who's less expensive and a throwaway pick.

Meh ... as long as we clean up some cap space I can live with it.
- Garfield512

1.4M for 1 more year. But we also open a contract spot and an NHL spot for RHP, Ylonen, or whoever.

4.88MM signed for the next 4 seasons
- habs88888

How much does that save them on the cap?

EE was on spittin chiclets last year during the cup final preview. He basically spent an hour talking up the greatness of Jeff Petry.

I was given the impression that he'd suck petry's balls through his pee hole. Even the hosts were uncomfortable.
- mr.peanut

damn, that must've been epic

not last year, that's for sure lol, he wasn't solid in any aspect of his game, but he usually doesn't make too many dumb mistakes in his own zone, he's responsible enough for a puck-moving dman.
- Pat1993

Petry is susceptible to brain farts in the defensive zone, in any event, just checked they both have similar +/- ratio and Matheson is actually a + player the last 2 seasons

How much does that save them on the cap?
- cburgess

They are now at $2.3 MM cap space so can sign Dach

Not ideal ... but we got rid of an unhappy player and a guy who didn't have any future with the organisation for a guy who's less expensive and a throwaway pick.

Meh ... as long as we clean up some cap space I can live with it.
- Garfield512

Here's what Kent Hughes off-season looks like so far for the #Habs as they continue to create more cap space and flexibility for themselves:

IN
Evgeni Dadonov
Kirby Dach
Michael Matheson

OUT
Shea Weber
Alexander Romanov
Jeff Petry
Ryan Poehling

Result: +$4,982,143 in c/space

Dach needs a contract though.