Mike Matheson entered this season on the final year of his eight-year $39 million contract he signed with the Florida Panthers. If you had asked Habs’ fans before the season started if the team should extend his contract after this season, many would have said no. The criticism was justified. Matheson was coming off one of the worst seasons of his career, which saw his point total drop from 62 in 2023-24 to 31 last season. He was second on the team in giveaways with 107 and was on the ice for the most goals against with 127.
How Mike Matheson became the biggest winner of the Canadiens’ Noah Dobson trade
