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Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 7:48 pm
Thread: Rumor
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>matheson was bad in florida. I don't know anyone that would dispute. that said, the whole franchise has been a gong show for the last several years. alot of people say that matheson is actually a decent third pair D with the potential to be a top-4 who was just a terrible fit with FLA's system. I think PIT's defense is right now between #12-#18 in the league. Matheson COULD be a total bust. OR, he could rediscover his career. there is viable reason he got that contract (well, part of it anyway...) even if he is legit top-4 FLA was still premature. he is fast and a puck mover------all things that FIT WITH PITTSBURGH. there is legit data that suggests he is very misused and can actually contribute. now playing with Ceci.....might hamper that but we'll see. PITs D top-4 is solid. the 3rd pair has alot of intriguing pieces, but for sure is banking on players bouncing back.</div></div>

At worst Matheson is a 5. His contract is the issue more than his play.

He was a turnover machine last year, but outside that he isn’t terrible defensively and has offensive skill in there. Shouldnt feel is pressured to create with Pens...probably.

Florida made a lot of D look bad last season, so it was pretty doomed there.

Totally speculation but worth asking if it was an issue with Q, as he has never not had a pretty elite d core as a HC. Not something he ever had to make work.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 7:09 pm
Thread: Rumor
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryminister_27</b></div><div>idk the source of this rumour, but I'd fire Rutherford if he considered this. Pens don't need offence, they need defence. Without Pettersson that defence is horrid. At least he was a competent top 4 guy. Matheson isn't anything good. Ceci is awful. Riikola is better suited for the AHL. 1 injury and this team is screwed keeping pucks out, 7 with Letang's history that's risky. Not to mention their centre core is awful behind the top 2. 1 injury to one of them and they're a bottom 3 team in the league</div></div>

This is such a bad comment. Their defence is great. It’s one of the better D cores in the league. Matheson will be solid for us. Pens a bottom 3 team in the league with an injury? People said the exact same last year and then pens lost both SID AND MALKIN and we were first in the division by February (then went cold to end the season but still).

Keep on hating