AJ

I like it.

They're both really big stages.

Like I think you, you think of Toronto and you think of like this Mecca of hockey, but Montreal in itself in the bell center is more Mecca, but also arguably more raucous of a crowd, which is now talking me out of starting Gus tonight and saving him for tomorrow, just for the sake of the easier matchup.

But at the same time, like awesome Matthews has clearly turned a corner based on what we've seen most of the season from him.

The past, I think, 10 games, he's been the superstar that Toronto has been missing all season long.

And they're just looking like a better hockey team.

But then Cole Caulfield on the other side of things with the Montreal Canadiens, they've been looking really well, too.

So I bet you they still probably go Gus tonight.

Just because I feel like if if healthy.

jesper probably starts but the mindset is probably going to be we're missing all these guys we're going to take as many points as we can get we're going to steal as many points as we can and so i think you're you have a better chance starting gus and getting at least a point tonight rather than starting jesper tonight and getting a point and then it's a tougher matchup maybe tomorrow against uh montreal but i'm not necessarily worried i don't think that's as much of an indictment against jesper i i just think there is a

a little bit of hesitancy, at least for me, for the first period of him, whenever he gets his next start based on the past two games, it definitely hasn't been great.

Now don't get me wrong.

I don't know if Gus was all that great on Saturday either.

Like he's, he's not this like stalwart that I'm like in my mind creating.

I think the goaltending for both guys have dropped off recently, but considering that he's coming at least off an overtime win, that probably gives me a little more confidence in him right now.

this is gonna sound after a three-point performance like the most unearthly complaint like the most wow my steak is too juicy my beer is too crisp and cold type of complaint ever but

Despite the three points, I'm not... That is... It wasn't an impressive three-point performance.

Like, he still influenced the game as he should.

He still curled Caprizov.

He still helped, like, the team, obviously, pick up two points.