Jason Blake

It was obviously a big down year for me.

But, you know, there's obviously a lot of pressure.

And, you know, with the media there...

pressure every single game to perform and I always found that and it didn't bother me that much but you win three games it was like we're going to win the Stanley Cup if you lose three games it's like okay you gotta get rid of five players like like just that fast and uh you know I it's such a great organization um

I mean, for me, it was from top to bottom back when I played, which is a long time ago.

But, you know, I just think sometimes you go there and you might feel that.

athlete or hockey player is different in how they handle it.

I don't think that as far as Mitch goes, playing in Toronto, he was exceptional for Toronto.

In the playoffs, you've got to have everything go right for you in the playoffs.

I don't care what team you are.

You've got to have good goaltending.

You've got to be good on the power play.

You've got to be good on the penalty kill.

you know, and if it wasn't working, then in Toronto, for instance, there's a lot of pressure and, you know, some, some, a lot of players need fresh starts and he got one in Vegas and, and he, you know, he deserved it and he's deserved everything he's got.

And he's obviously the lead player in this league.

And, but I think in any, any excelled in Vegas and he's got really good players playing around them.

And, um,

He did in Toronto, too.

So, I mean, it's just a different market.

And sometimes you don't have to be the guy.