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- Dec 5, 2010
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8 Mike Matheson D 82 11 51 62 58 PQ: Pointe-Claire 29 58 David Savard D 60 6 18 24 24 PQ: Saint-Hyacinthe 32 21 Kaiden Guhle D 70 6 16 22 56 ALTA: Edmonton 21 54 Jordan Harris D 56 3 11 14 22 MA: Haverhill 23 52 Justin Barron D 48 7 6 13 16 NS: Halifax 21
The difference in point is huge.....I just hope Hutson can become our next ''Matheson''. It will depend on Matheson next contract. He is having great season in Montreal and will probably ask a lot of money and a long contract. Next year, is probably the best time to trade him.
One thing to keep in mind is that Matheson gets all the opportunities on the PP. He had 28 PP points this season. All the other Habs Ds combined had 1 point...
Perhaps surprisingly, he's not that significantly ahead of Guhle or even Savard when it comes to ES production, especially given their respective usage.
I often hear people say Guhle has limited offensive upside, but I'd be very interested to see how he does with 1st PP icetime. He's a great skater, he moves the puck well, he has good composure and I think he has a harder shot than Matheson. We ranked 27th in PP% this year, what is there to lose?
I think he could be a 50ish points defenseman if we gave him the #1 LD role. I also think we should try running 2Ds on our PP as opposed to the 4 forwards set-up we've been using, so giving Guhle the opportunity doesn't necessarily take away from Matheson's ice time.
That being said, if there's a trade to be made with Matheson that can give us a mid round 1st round draft pick this year, possibly nabbing a falling Catton or a Yakemchuk in exchange... I'd be very comfortable letting him go.