Mason McTavish is having a disastrous season: The Habs had a lucky escape

Mason McTavish is having a pretty rough season.

The young Ducks player has only 32 points to his name (in 61 games) and has been benched twice by his coach in the past week.

Things just aren't going his way right now.
All of this comes after he signed a seven-year, $42 million contract last September. He didn't show up for the Ducks' training camp because his contract situation hadn't been resolved yet…
More than ever, the guy seems to need a change of scenery. Because he's regressing… even though he just celebrated his 23rd birthday barely two months ago.

Mason McTavish is a healthy scratch today for Anaheim pic.twitter.com/lSfQGabdNv
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 15, 2026

I'm talking about Mason McTavish's performance… because I'd especially like to draw a connection to the Montreal Canadiens.

After all, the player's name was linked to the Habs on several occasions last summer. He was talked about as a player who had everything it took to help the Habs in the short term and the long term.

But seeing the season he's having, it forces me to say this: the Canadiens got off easy.
Maybe things would be different for McTavish if he had joined the Canadiens at the start of the season. Maybe we'd be talking about him as one of the pleasant surprises of the NHL season.
But that didn't happen, and the facts remain the same: McTavish is definitely not having the season anyone hoped for, and there would have been a lot of complaining in Montreal if he'd struggled this much after signing a six-year, $7 million-per-season contract.
Imagine that! Some people are complaining about Oliver Kapanen, and he's having a better offensive season than McTavish…

In a nutshell
— Yes.

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– Big game tonight.

Neck and neck in the Atlantic standings | The Canadiens are playing another “game of the year” against the Red Wings https://t.co/Sq13xUyGCu
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— Enjoy the read.

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