Or before that if the right deal comes along. I think we're set at LD for 10 years with Guhle, Xhekaj, Harris, Hutson, and Engstrom.
As in that was his ultimate ceiling, i have no doubts hes going to end up on the third line soon.
6 years after he was drafted he hasn't shown much more than a serviceable 4th line player. I still like the player and I hope he does become a 3rd liner...
An easy way to assess the merit of the trade: Today, how many teams would prefer Petry to Matheson?
Add to that the age and the caphit. Plus Hughes was not exactly dealing from a position of strength. Good deal
Not really hard to believe. Many players that have looked like superstars during that tourney, have never amounted to anything at the professional level. They were actually playing at their full potential but no one knew that yet.
I think because WJC is just glorified all-star game. No system, team structure nor defense. Just a showcase of skill. It's different in NHL, when get face pushup against glass every night, getting hit by 220lb men. They have to learn systems, team structure, etc..
He was overrated by some but was he a bad pick though? I wouldn't say so off the top of my head without looking at players drafted after him
Petry was worse than Matheson when we got him... D's often put it together around 30 years old.
But even looking at their current comparative levels of play, it’s not too farfetched to say that Matheson is now the equal of or may have even have surpassed Petry’s level of play and on-ice production. I thought Matheson was clearly our best player on the ice against a very mediocre Flyers team and gave a Petry-like performance, similar to those games a few years ago when Petry was often our best defenceman (player) . Great trade for many reasons.
He was projected to be an elite 3C as his ceiling. Everyone knew what they were getting.
Robertson was the 2017 version of Aho - why did EVERY team pass on them in the 1st round?
