Matthews made the most millennial comment about his and Marner's 'Nutcracker' debut

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Leafs Ice Chips: Matthews and Marner prepare for Nutcracker debut

Tonight’s the night.

After a long, long wait, Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner will finally make their Nutcracker debut. Fans have had the 19^th on their calendar for weeks now and will star in the production has Cannon Dolls. As the two gear up for the evening, they were asked about the big event following their morning practice and Matthews pretty much delivered the most millennial answer imaginable.

but matthews said he knows whatever happens tonight with the #nutcracker he and marner are likely to go viral: "yeah, I do [know]. try not to do anything stupid."
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) December 19, 2018

Don’t trip Auston!

Matthews has played in some HUGE games throughout his NHL career but it seems like he’s never felt pressure quite like this before. He claimed he couldn’t sleep last night and that he simply “doesn’t want to ruin the play.” Come on Auston, have some confidence!

Auston Matthews joked he couldn't sleep last night over tonight's #Nutcracker performance, and he won't be hamming it up, either: "I don’t want to ruin the play. Everyone keeps telling me how big of a deal this is, it’s the National Ballet and it’s sold out and it’s a big thing."
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) December 19, 2018

Auston and Mitch can at least find some comfort in knowing that they’re not the first big names to perform in the show. A list of celebrities have already participated including TSN’s very own James Duthie and Darren Dreger. They didn’t do half bad either!

We’re sure that everything will settle down for the two once they’re up on stage. Besides, it’s not like they haven't performed in front of 15,000 + fans before.

(H/T Kristen Shilton)