Mike Matheson isn’t as bad defensively as people think, believes Stu Cowan

Mike Matheson has been playing in Montreal for two years now. In those two seasons, we’ve come to know a defenseman who, offensively, is truly among the league’s elite.
He’s no Cale Makar or Quinn Hughes, but he did score 62 points last year. That puts him in the top-10 among NHL defensemen in 2023-24.
That said, there are fans who criticize his defensive play. We see him commit turnovers, and some hold it against him.
He admits it frustrates him when he’s criticized in