Quoting: Random2152
Matheson was terrible in Florida but was really turning it around in Pittsburgh. I am really interested to see how he works out in Montreal now because it will show whether or not it was him figuring it out or something systemically that the Pens were doing to help him exploit his value. Lot of term at a big aav though to take that risk.
Petry has been good in the past but is old and in decline, but if last year was an abhoration then who knows this could be great for PGH but again a mid term at a very high aav carries a lot of risk.
Just an interesting trade all around with a lot of potential downside for all inolved.
Quoting: biased_leafs_fan
AND HABS FANS WANTED BOURQUE + A 1ST 😂😂😂😂
Quoting: SevenLeg
Can't say I'm super satisfied with the return, but we're far from the days people were saying it'd take a 1st to offload Petry.
The market was set by McDonagh & Petry - teams are too tight to the cap and MTL didn't want to retain. Poehling was going to be lost on waivers as well.
Quoting: aadoyle
While im happy Matheson is gone im not happy we in a sense replaced Marino with Petry.
Would have preferred it if we never signed Rutta and went with
Dumo-Letang
Petey-Petry
POJ-Marino
Quoting: Wqrrior
The winner of this trade depends on what version of Matheson MTL gets.
Quoting: aadoyle
I find Pittsburgh's system often brings out the best in players. Remember how good Ceci was for them. Now often these guys once they leave see a regression. Now for Matheson I dont think its gonna be a big one but I feel hes gonna be between what he was in Florida and Pittsburgh
Quoting: KSIxSKULLS
Poehling is a throwaway player.
So it becomes Matheson + 4th for Petry.
Matheson is 6 years younger and signed for 1 more year than Petry, costs $1.4 Million Less and will likely remain as a top 4 defensemen throughout his entire contract wheras Petry will likely start regressing in the next 2 or 3 years. I do like this trade for Montreal, but I voted fair trade because I think both teams do well here.
Quoting: Capitalfail67
Penguins GM should have just called off today....
Quoting: A_Habs_fan
Steal for Pittsburgh, id much rather have Petry than Matheson, Petry may be more expensive but he’s better than Matheson and I don’t like the term on Matheson
Quoting: vmark
Well there you have it. Now our D is stacked. This isn't the last move. But I'll take Petry and Smith over Matheson and Marino every day of the week and twice on game night. Matheson's defensive positioning was atrocious. Marino was overrated as ****. Now we have a guy who is a legit top pair player and a high upside offensive guy who can certainly at the very least pull off a good Matheson impression.
Hexy is on one boys
Quoting: majormoose007
I would've kept Marino and Matheson over Smith and Petry
Quoting: mondo
don't understand this trade for pittsburgh. first they traded their young, defensive rhd for a younger, offensive lhd. then they trade a two-way lhd in his prime for a more expensive, over the hill offensive rhd.
Quoting: Stones6160
I’ll be honest, I don’t get this trade for either side
Petry is the older Dman, had a okay but not a good season, makes more money
Poehling is screwed, Pittsburgh is not the right place to go if he wants any chance at a thorough career
Matheson is very hit or miss, had a better year than Petry yes, but is still shaky, 4 years left could cause trouble for younger Dman to get into the roster, if he falls back to Florida Matheson, good luck Habs
Quoting: KSIxSKULLS
Petry is also 34 and is signed longer term which is sketchy. Obviously Petry is the better player, but we get younger and more cap space. Poehling was terrible last year and would've gotten claimed on waivers this season. It's a good deal.
Quoting: sidney_crosgoat
I really don't know what to say about this
I have no words. Hextall has single-handedly reconstructed the penguins defense core with a couple old guys in letang, petry, and ruuta and one struggling young guy in smith… once again we have no cap space
And
WE STILL HAVE 9 DEFENSEMEN!!!