Chris Johnston

In a new environment, it's a different way Mitch is viewed.

Obviously, in Vegas, it's not as emotional for people there.

I don't think he's going to get very many of the arrows at all, quite frankly.

I mean, he's been among their more consistent performers.

He's been healthy.

He's played.

His point production is off a little bit from last season, but he still put up pretty fair numbers for that team.

And I think maybe he hasn't.

tilted the game as much as some fans would want but he's been pretty darn good i think he's earned his paycheck you know they've had other failings i think really their blue line is not the same as it once was and as i mentioned the goaltendings held them back and and so you know it's it's a it's a weird year though i mean their their core is getting older they got a ton of good players i don't think they're they're falling off a cliff here by any means you know moving forward but

This has been an eye-opening season, and it's another year older for guys like Mark Stone, who unfortunately has been out a little bit with injury again this year, as he has a number of the most recent years.

Jack Eichel adds another year on, and so if they aren't able to get things together and go on to run the Pacific Division, I agree with you.

There'll be changes.

I don't know if they've come with the coaching staff.

Certainly, there'll be some decisions on the roster, but I don't think you're likely to hear a whole lot of criticism specifically around Mitch, because

I think on the list of problems they have, he's nowhere to be found at this point.

I don't know because there's almost no free agents in the goaltending position.

I mean, Sergey Bobrovsky is the biggest name, and we'll see.

Like, if I'm Sergey Bobrovsky, even though things haven't gone well, I just can't really imagine him willingly leaving Florida.

But, you know, we'll see how that plays out.

But he's a pending UFA right now.