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For Mike Matheson, the trade to Montreal is an opportunity for him to play for his childhood team.

2 years ago

Matheson's return to Montreal will put him close to his parents, Rod and Marg, and the old backyard ring where he learned to skate. Any time a player is traded, there's going to be an adjustment period, but for Matheson his Montreal roots should make things a little easier. It's also an opportunity for him to fulfill a childhood dream. â??Any trade is basically having a hand grenade thrown into your life,â? Rod said in regards to his son's reaction to the news. â??In a period of six weeks, Mike and Emily will sell a house, buy a house, theyâ??ll move and theyâ??ll attend a couple of weddings thrown into the interim. Itâ??s an Action Jackson six weeks and thatâ??s the first thing that hits you. But given some time, heâ??s saying: â??Iâ??m going to play for my dream team. This is the team I grew up watching.â?? You canâ??t be sitting in the nosebleeds at the Bell Centre (as a kid) and be thinking youâ??ll be on that team one day. So to have it happen is quite surreal for all of us. Heâ??s not the most emotional guy, so the excitement doesnâ??t sort of flow over. But you can see it in him and tell when heâ??s excited.â?

2022-07-30 5:45:29 (ET)

Montreal is hoping that Mike Matheson can serve in a leadership role.

2 years ago

The Canadiens acquired Matheson from Pittsburgh in the Jeff Petry trade. Matheson will bring 417 games worth of NHL experience to the rebuilding squad. He's been through a lot over that time, including more than his fair share of struggles. He feels like the hard times helped shape him though and he also believes he learned a lot from the Penguins' leadership group. “Watching them every day and what they do, their habits, having conversations about what it was like winning the Cup and what the locker room was like,” Matheson said. “What led to those sorts of things coming together. I tried to take advantage of that and advantage of the friendships that I had with them and will continue to have with them to really try to learn as much as possible and hopefully I can now pass that on.”

2022-07-19 10:17:37 (ET)

The Pittsburgh Penguins have dealt Mike Matheson and a 2023 fourth-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Jeff Petry and Ryan Poehling.

2 years ago

Matheson had 11 goals and 31 points in 74 contests while averaging 18:48 minutes last season. He'll likely see his playing time increase in 2022-23 now that he's with Montreal. Losing Jeff Petry hurts for the Canadiens, but Matheson is younger at 28-years-old and locked up through 2025-26 with a $4,875,000 cap hit.

2022-07-16 3:56:48 (ET)

Mike Matheson assisted on three goals Saturday in the Penguins 7-4 home ice victory over the New York Rangers.

2 years ago

Matheson assisted on both of the Penguins power play goals as well as their first empty netter, to give him four helpers in three games. The defenseman had only one assist in 13 playoff games coming into this season and had 11 goals and 31 points in 74 regular season games this year, both career highs.

2022-05-08 8:22:30 (ET)

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