Second Line Center

Took too long DG

HELP THIS KID OUT SCORE!!!

DG should have seen earlier Mitts has juice and shuffled him more with Tage because he looks gassed.

Mitts should have more ice time Shuffle em up DG

NJ up 3-0

Ridiculous

The whole team is locked f***ing in.

Let’s go!!!!

I appreciate fan concern about “too soon” or whatever. We already determined he was fit to be thrown into the fire - was the Ranger game, debuting at home, walking in to all the hype - did that come without pressure? We all saw their response after the Skinner goal. If this team has the mental toughness to win a Cup, you absolutely play this kid in an April 4th game against the Panthers while we’re 5 points out of the playoffs and don’t think twice. We lose, we lose. Learn from it and move on. It will not be because of Levi. And I’m confident this staff knows what he can and can’t handle - and I think there is very very little he can’t handle. He will be fine if we don’t win. If we lose it better be because Florida was just a better team not because we were gripping the sticks too tight and feeling a bit of pressure. But we beat them with Levi? I’m just going to say the benefits of that far far far outweigh any concern over whether or not it’s too much too soon for him. This game is absolutely nothing compared to games he’s going to play in.

There is nothing to consider here play Levi.

Wooooo hoooooooo! Whiskey it is.

Props to DD for not saying anything what felt like a good 10 seconds - he’s been excellent this year. Some PBP would just keep talking Dan let the crowd roar take over that was awesome. Sometimes less is more.

Love how he came out immediately there

Is this not on ESPN plus!??

Is Ales Kotalik available?

Terrible.

That’s not a penalty

Quinn

Freaking New Jersey.

Matthews has 11 shots on goal thru 2 periods.

They stopped the bleeding by beating 2 extremely good teams on back to back nights. And, still have a flicker of hope for the playoffs but probably need to go 9-1. If the teams chasing the WC all go 5-5 ish, we get in. Could really use a Caps regulation win tonight.

So Samuelson really is this teams most important player? I’m curious the goal differential and our record without him.

Fyi this is how Toronto sealed the deal getting Matthews. Sucked their last 15 games.

Stealth tank. Ok then.

That’s my concern. Or is the plan playoff contenders by the 2024 season? We might have to make a “hockey trade” or 2 involving a prospect … or 2 that we like.