For Matiss, who passed away in Columbus. You know, I was there for his first game, first win. That game at MSG was unbelievable. He was outstanding. You felt like he was going to be a good goalie in this league. And, you know, when he passed away, I remember I went for dinner with one of the trainers and I told him, I'd like to wear number 80, and he was like, we'll do it.
Just text your equipment guy in Winnipeg and ask him. I asked the family first if I could. I didn't know if that was something that they wanted to kind of retire, and they said, that would be great. He'd be happy. And how I saw it was I wanted to keep his legacy going because his career got cut short.
Absolutely. Yeah. When I imagined in my head it was, if I ever win the Stanley Cup, it'll be my last name, but it'll be his number. And that's kind of what made me decide that I wanted to have number 80.
