canes lose but its close. I couldn't see don giving up that much tho

Martin is actually good - only forward on the isles 4th line who is somewhat living up to his contract

I could make the argument that the lower levels of professional hockey are riddled with guys who would offer exactly what Matt Martin does for league min 2 way contract.

To say that Matt Martin is actually good, is like saying the Canes have a good power play. It sounds plausible until you really look at it objectively.

Martin consistently ranks as an above average forechecker , both in pressures and recoveries. He’s above average at shot suppression and preventing quality shots against. He also puts up respectable goal totals for a 4th liner.

Matt Martin is good 4th liner, probably worth around 1-1.25 mill based on his performance this season. There really isn’t an argument against it. You’re just upset that he took a dumb penalty and roughed staal up a bit

I didn’t watch the game, just spitballing