Prospect Info: 2021 2nd Rd Pick (#57 OA) - Matthew Knies (LW) - Tri-City (USHL)

[Mess]

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I think this is the biggest player Dubas has drafted.

 

[stickty111]

A scout.
If his skating got better, thats a positive.

 

[Smif]

I've loved our previous drafts by Dubas but man, sure feels great to have a potential power forward in the wings.

 

[Smif]

I think this is the biggest player Dubas has drafted.

It is. The panel even brought it up.

 

[Prominence]

I think this is the biggest player Dubas has drafted.

He is, but size is over-rated. Effort matters more.

 

[Brobust]

Good transitions, good forechecking, good shots, decent passer and bad defence.

Why did this guy fall?

 

[Prominence]

Good transitions, good forechecking, good shots, decent passer and bad defence.

Why did this guy fall?

Late birthday and his production didn’t change from last year. Some in this thread have also said bad skating.

 

[Mess]

I think this is the biggest player Dubas has drafted.

Biggest Leafs draft pick as a skater (ie non Goalie) since 2017 during the previous GM years.

So he is the biggest player every drafted by Dubas in any of his drafts.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Good transitions, good forechecking, good shots, decent passer and bad defence.

Why did this guy fall?

Slow start to the season

 

[hockeynorth]

This feels like a shanahan pick not a dubas one.

Why's that?

 

[kb]

Good transitions, good forechecking, good shots, decent passer and bad defence.

Why did this guy fall?

Slow start/injury apparently.

I like those types as they tend to slide, and most that slide don't rebound in the rankings no matter how well they finish up.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[ottomaddox]

Sorry. How do you pronounce Knies?

Nye or Knee?

If Nye then this:

Matthew Knies the science guy?

Well?

 

[stickty111]

Why's that?

His height. I'm not buying it.
Dubas values compete and IQ and Knies has it. This time he happens to be big too. This is a Dubas pick

 

[Stephen]

Tyler Biggs flashbacks.

Rooting for the kid though!

Sometimes those power forward types pan out and you have an Alex Tuch on your hands.

 

[Smif]

Sorry. How do you pronounce Knies?

Nye or Knee?

If Nye then this:

Matthew Knies the science guy?

Well?

Back to the drawing board.

A for effort tho.

 

[Havoc]

Had me at 6'3 , high IQ.

 

[hockeynorth]

His height. I'm not buying it.
Dubas values compete and IQ and Knies has it. This time he happens to be big too. This is a Dubas pick

I was being mostly sarcastic

this is a pretty common Dubas kind of guy, he's just never been there at our pick before

 

[Myopic]

When they say turnover they meant he causes turnovers...one of his attributes.

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No it doesn't.

He apparently has good skill with the puck but he overestimates his own ability and tries to double down on another fancy play, eventually turning it over. He doesn't have the foot speed to recover after the turnover. That can be coached out of him, like Kadri as an example, who wanted to make the pretty play on every shift. You can't get away with that crap in the NHL unless you are elite.

He also digressed statistically going into his draft year. I hate taking players who are on the down swing.

 

[Mess]

Sorry. How do you pronounce Knies?

Nye or Knee?

If Nye then this:

Matthew Knies the science guy?

Well?

It rhymes with Bow Ties.

 

[ottomaddox]

Back to the drawing board.

A for effort tho.

Same to you. You didn't answer the question.

Nice effort though.

 

[BayStBullies]

Tyler Biggs flashbacks.

Rooting for the kid though!

Beyond his size, what other qualities do you find relatable beyond power forward attributes? I don't see the connection.

 

[ottomaddox]

It rhymes with Bow Ties.

Thank you.

 

[Prominence]

Why's that?

There’s better players with analytics on the board like martino, robertsson and the finnish dudes. Recently, Shanahan has insisted on more grit, size, intangibles with the team, which has resulted in him bringing in foligno, simmonds, and thornton. This has had suboptimal results. Dubas has shied away from late birthday picks in the top 3 rounds for 3 drafts and there were clearly better options on the board.