Confirmed Signing with Link: [FLA] Mike Matheson signs extension (8 years, $4.875M AAV)

[DFF]

He is a defensive defenceman, so more to it than points, but that is way too long, for players like these. Long term contracts like these, put you in tough spots down the road, and as a Wings fan, I know all about it. He may be good now, but blam an injury hits (Kronwall, Ericsson) and you are caught out with nearly 5 million cap hit over many years.

It's a good deal. He is a good dman.

Do not worry about a few years down the road by then with inflation, he'd be a bargain.

 

[Tripod]

The heading is misleading....no trade.

 

[MMC]

The heading is misleading....no trade.

Whoops, thanks for pointing that out.

 

[Dietpepsi]

Great speed by Kane there

 

[sansabri]

It'll be a steal soon enough.

 

[izzy]

thats quite the deal for what hes done

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

Is there a potential lockout next season that made them give out an 8 yr deal to a guy instead of a 1 year deal to see if he replicates his success before signing a long deal like that? At least then you could have a fairer assessment of him before committing to that kind of term.

 

[IranCondraAffair]

I thought about this some more.

One NHL season. Limited offense.

Just a terrible deal. I think florida will come to regret this contract. Just not enough time to evaluate a player.

 

[Ser Grogu]

who dat

 

[bohlmeister]

8 Years?

 

[Depch]

Worst case scenario: regression and injuries and it looks real bad
Expected scenario: keeps his trajectory and it's a good deal for both
Best case scenario: exceeds expectations and it's a steal for a long time

There is no reason to expect the worst, that would be bad luck. He looks good out there, great skater, had a real nice wow move in yesterdays game bringing the puck in the o-zone. Some defensive lapses seen that exist for young d-men, but experience and coaching gets them worked out. It's more likely going to be something between expected - best case. Good deal.

 

[SI90]

I like it. But I've always been a big fan of Matheson. Will be a steady top 4 Defensman for a long time.

 

[KingTux]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Lol, good luck with that.

Those who say it's a steal and a risk they should take will be singing a different tune in a few years.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

It's a big contract, but he has played well in these 2 games so far. If he keeps it up he should be well worth the money.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Good for the player.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Tallon trying to be smart, clearly betting on this guy turning into a good #2/3.

A bit expensive, he can't have been commanding this much money for so long? Look at Klefbom, Larsson, Ekholm and so on...

 

[mightyquack]

8 years for a player in his second NHL season? That's a new one.

 

[ref19]

who dat

You and every non Panthers fan are saying the same thing. This deal is nuts

 

[Bobblebee]

He's top 4, very fast. Good in both ends, plays a lot. Lots of ice time.

Saw the Ekblad deal mentioned and i can confirm it is horrible, Ekblad is not very good. He's very sluggish and has been since last year. Concussions and injuries derailing him big time.

As a Panthers fan i like this deal.

 

[pb1300]

He is a defensive defenceman, so more to it than points, but that is way too long, for players like these. Long term contracts like these, put you in tough spots down the road, and as a Wings fan, I know all about it. He may be good now, but blam an injury hits (Kronwall, Ericsson) and you are caught out with nearly 5 million cap hit over many years.

He’s not a defensive Dman.

 

[kalessin]

That says more about you than the contract.

Nobody's heard of him. You don't give guys an 8 year deal after one season. How has Florida managed to overpay for their d corps by so much despite being a tax haven? Tallon needs to be stopped.

 

[Depch]

Nobody's heard of him. You don't give guys an 8 year deal after one season. How has Florida managed to overpay for their d corps by so much despite being a tax haven? Tallon needs to be stopped.

It tells a lot about HFBoards that there are people commenting on this thread that have not heard of him. There are probably a lot of comments also from people who don't watch Florida play and just checked Matheson stats from last season on a team that had a horrible season. Ekblad contract was on Tom Rowe, who can be viewed more as a saboteur in retrospect . Tallon is fine, he does some unorthodox things that get ridiculed on HFBoards but it is backed up by evidence that success follows him. he has a nose for chemistry and character.

 

[Legionnaire11]

How are there so many hockey fans, that are so hardcore to the point that they will spend time reading and posting on an internet message board dedicated to hockey... And they never heard of a first round pick?

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

His skating gave him that contract.