Mike Matheson

In terms of offensive production, Matheson had by far his best campaign in 2023-24. He supplied 11 goals and 62 points across 82 contests to shatter his previous career high of 34 points. The 30-year-old's surge was led in large part by his success with the man advantage -- he had 28 power-play points last year after having never recorded more than nine in any previous campaign. The Canadiens didn't change much over the summer, so Matheson is a safe bet to maintain his role on the top power-play unit, and if anything, that might be an even more lucrative position this year thanks to Montreal's core forwards continued development. So even though it might be tempting to assume Matheson will see a drop off after such a big jump in production this late into his career, his circumstances are likely to keep him above the 50-point mark in 2024-25 so long as he stays healthy.