Excerpt from the Canadiens.com article by Manny Almela:

“He’s looking more comfortable with every game both with and without the puck,” said Guy Carbonneau. “You could really see in the third period how his skating was better than a lot players out there tonight. Matt knows what he has to do, he plays well defensively and that’s a big asset for a young player.”

“He’s really doing the job right now,” concluded Carbonneau. “Matt is putting pressure on the other guys to play better and work harder. And that’s just what we needed.”