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[Engels] I asked Mike Matheson about the risk he and Lane Hutson must play with to access the highest end of their respective skill sets…



[Engels] I asked Mike Matheson about the risk he and Lane Hutson must play with to access the highest end of their respective skill sets…

by Tripacka

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  2. kikankokke

    Funny part about his own quote is that his most frustrating plays are taking shots that cant hit the net and end up on the glass, especially on the powerplay.

  3. Sugarstache

    Guy has the best offensive season for the habs since Markov in 2009 and all people can do is bitch about turnovers.

    Like fucking christ he’s not Cale Makar, let’s all grow up.

    Guy eats 25 min a night to shelter our young guys. There’s gonna be some mistakes. Watching this subreddit constantly bitch about matheson has been the most frustrating part of this season for me.

  4. Acceptable_Major4350

    Matheson will look even better next year when everyone’s one year older, and the talent is spread out to Hutson and hopefully Mailloux.

  5. thebriss22

    Honestly Matheson has been amazing this season, the only grind I have with him is his decisions making in overtime but that’s it haha 😂

  6. Article241

    It’s not like Matheson is the reincarnation of a certified defensive liability such as Sandis Ozolinsh.

  7. tenpicksun

    Matheson is an unbelievable player. The hate we see about him is some the worst non hockey knowing bullshit from this fan base.

  8. NinjaGoalie97

    I have no problem with Matheson, in fact I quite like him. He’s fun to watch and we’ve lacked an offensive D-man like him for a while. Keep doing your thing Mike

  9. Yell0wone275

    It’s a minority of the fan base that simply yells louder than others. We love Matheson, just like how we loved Carey Price although we always heard people complain about his contract while he played. Oh, and Matheson’s contract is a huge bargain.

  10. Beneficial-Ad3777

    Contrary to popular opinion, he also plays good defence. Blocks shots, eats massive minutes against top opposition. Dude has been almost elite.

  11. Carbogoat

    TL;DR: fans like us don’t know shit about what makes a good hockey player.

  12. MrTightface

    Andy is deserved but the other 2 play their hearts out and i dont get it how they can get any hate, especially matheson who is carrying our d core

  13. Medium-Revolution-48

    Don’t listen to the idiots Mike . Every team has moron fans and we have our share !!!

  14. eriverside

    Here’s an interesting scenario: Matheson on the ice for 24 minutes, Hutson on the ice for 21 minutes, whoever else on the left for 16. That’s a long fucking 45 minutes with a serious scoring threat on the blue line. How many teams can manage that kind of opposition?

  15. logictable

    Matheson really took too much unwarranted criticism this year. I remember calling him the “puck fumbler” but he was quietly putting up points all season. I think he was perceived as making more mistakes than he did simply because he always had the puck.

  16. throw_me_away3478

    I’m somewhat of a Matheson hater. He’s an excellent player, but I feel that he doesn’t really fit the teams current timeline. The goal should be to develop the young D, having Matheson hogging tough minutes and also hogging the puck doesn’t help guys like Guhle develop.

    If Guhle is to be a top LD on this team, he needs to be there on the Left shutting down top lines, not playing offhand RD covering for Mathesons many mistakes. I remember Guhle was a weapon in his early career when he was playing on his strong side with a reliable partner. Got some PP looks as well.

    Assuming Guhle is a lock for the team next year, and Hutson is NHL ready, would you prefer to see Matheson put up another career year on a losing team, or see Guhle and Hutson develop into top pair LHD?

    Matheson has immense current value, but this isn’t a win now team. It’s a develop 5-6D who will all be better than Matheson team.

  17. Our fans think we have Larry Robinson in the minors. This is our guy.. run with them …cheer for him. That’s how this works.

  18. backwardzhatz

    I love Matheson, yes he makes some plays that result in disaster but he is entertaining as fuck and when he goes full Bobby Orr it’s a beautiful sight

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