What’s Mike Matheson worth and how much does he have left in the tank?

Those are two questions that need to be answered as the veteran defenceman and the Canadiens negotiate a contract extension.

Matheson is in the final season of an eight-year, US$39-million deal he signed with the Florida Panthers. His agent was Kent Hughes, who is now on the other side of the table as the Canadiens’ general manager.

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Matheson’s cap hit this season is US$4.875 million and he is clearly underpaid. Keeping the comparables to an internal pay scale, Matheson is looking at a US$9 million cap hit. That’s less than his defence partner Noah Dobson (US$9.5 million) and a shade more than Lane Hutson’s starting next season (US$8.85 million).

When Dobson

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