Prospect Info: 2021 2nd Rd Pick (#57 OA) - Matthew Knies (LW) - Tri-City (USHL)
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ULF_55
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Fantilli's stats are impressive, and he's only 18?
There'd be no shame in losing to him.
I think both will be in the NHL this autumn, as Fantilli will be 2nd. overall pick to Annaheim, Columbus or Chicago?
Adam Fantilli is a Canadian college ice hockey player for the University of Michigan of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He is considered a top prospect for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Wikipedia
Born: October 12, 2004 (age 18 years), Nobleton
NHL Draft: Eligible 2023
Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
NCAA team: Michigan Wolverines
Playing career: TBD–present
Position: Forward
Shoots: Left
Agreed but you could rank them or say odds favored or whatever other than saying most controversial finalist?
leafsfan2point0
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Habs fans were extremely angry Hutson didn’t get nominated and began to trash Knies. Also, he’s a leaf prospect so he’s unfortunately automatically a target from other teams fans as well.
ULF_55
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Not dramatic enough.
Like commercials have been forever, "best ever !!!", "new and improved !!!" (we changed the label...)
ULF_55
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We only wish that was journalism today.
Even news reports are becoming unbearable with every analyst on most networks throwing their Fox News approach to anything where they think they might get an audience. Canadian news has become trash.
Does he have a spot come playoff time? I think the two replaceable people are Lafferty and ZAR, ZAR has been playing great and fills a different role (unless Lafferty slides down to 4th line), and although I haven't been a huge fan of Lafferty so far, you can tell he has can be defensively sound and add some offense here and there. I know it'll depend on how he looks in his few games in the regular season, but that is a small sample size.
Is there a spot for Knies for game 1?
Is there a spot for Knies for game 1?
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Tufted Titmouse
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Theoretically Knies will have 3 games to try top earn a spot. Could be tough sledding but I agree that Lafferty is the guy who may be in trouble here.
I think even as a new player, he will already be ahead of many in our bottom 6 so I won't be surprised if he gets a spot.
Peasy
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I really hope they give him a fair chance to see if he can hang. I personally think he would have little trouble coming in and fitting in the bottom 6, but Keefe over the years has shown he doesnt like to give younger players a lot of rope.
kb
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Has become?? The media's only job has been to tell us how to think and feel, and cancel those who don't fall in line.
Knies' nomination - justified or not - just makes the Leafs more hated. We need to embrace that. lol
Mess
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I wouldn't say controversial as most of Leaf Nation is very exciting to have him joining the team as he brings real quality assets in his style of play that many of Leafs top players lack.
I'd call it more apprehensive as all prospects are suspects until proven otherwise,
Beautiful contradictions fuel Matthew Knies' drive for national title, and the Hobey
A rink rat from Arizona desert, and a star that makes plays which only show up to the naked eye, Matthew Knies season has been one to remember.
MINNEAPOLIS – It was a tense time in Fargo with the Minnesota Gophers and St. Cloud State Huskies trying to end each other’s season. Minnesota led 1-0 in the first period, and while the deeper Gophers had dominated the early stretches of the game, Huskies goalie Jaxon Castor had kept it close. An officiating crew from Hockey East had sent a Gopher to the penalty box with regularity, and the Huskies had used that man advantage to tilt the momentum in their favor.Then Matthew Knies, the Gophers sophomore left winger who has become known for his amazing on-ice feats, made a play that was within inches of being etched in Gophers lore. Killing a penalty, he took the puck to the corner to the right of Castor, with three Huskies converging on him. From that unfair 3-on-1 trap, like Jack Reacher emerging from a street fight, Knies left all three black-jerseyed opponents — Cooper Wylie, Adam Ingram and Veeti Miettinen — grasping at air, and pulled the puck out of the fracas. With Aaron Huglen streaking to the net, Knies fed a pass and Huglen just barely missed the tap-in, with Huskies defender Zach Okabe sliding into the frame and briefly dislodging the net.
On paper, the play counted for nothing. A glance at the box scores from the Gophers’ 9-2 win over Canisius and their 4-1 win over the Huskies in Fargo shows, amazingly, Knies did not have a goal or an assist in 13 times that the red light came on behind the opposing goalie.
But the play in question illustrates one of the reasons why Knies is one of three finalists to win the Hobey Baker Award this week in Florida.
Beautiful contradictions fuel Matthew Knies' drive for national title, and the Hobey
A rink rat from Arizona desert, and a star that makes plays which only show up to the naked eye, Matthew Knies season has been one to remember.
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I believe Obama past a law allowing yellow journalism and propaganda to be reported as news.
Scary times because the majority of people believe they are being fed facts instead of opinions.
But we digress. Knies making the final 3 is a great accomplishment.
Fantilli is on another level what he accomplished this year at 18
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ULF_55
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There are going to be several exciting young players in the league.
Leafs won't have any, their guys are vets now.
:timeflies:
As long as we get severance years of watching our vets school these kids, I'm ok with the trade off
We're literally in a thread about an exciting young player that the Leafs have...
kb
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Ding ding ding!!
Knies' value extends beyond his numbers. He's an all situations player who has all the physical attributes that Leaf fans (and management) have been wanting and waiting for.
acrobaticgoalie
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I've heard people say they've stood next to Marner and confirmed that 6' is pretty accurate
Tufted Titmouse
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Marner is definitely 6', he just looks small next to Matthews and he's always skating never standing straight up on the ice.
hamzarocks
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Bedard will be in the rocket race as a rookie like matthews was
Knies will not be winning the calder
He likely isnt a finalist with a lot of elite rookies likely to play next year.
Knies to discuss future with Maple Leafs after NCAA Frozen Four | NHL.com
Forward, selected by Toronto in 2021 Draft, aiming to help Minnesota win national title this weekend
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TAMPA -- Matthew Knies will play for the University of Minnesota in the NCAA Frozen Four beginning Thursday, but the forward could be representing the Toronto Maple Leafs soon afterward.
Knies, selected by the Maple Leafs in the second round (No. 57) of the 2021 NHL Draft, has had a breakout season for the Golden Gophers. Heading into Minnesota's national semifinal against Boston University at Amalie Arena (5 p.m. ET; ESPN2), the sophomore has 41 points (21 goals, 20 assists) in 38 games. He was named the 2023 Big Ten Player of the Year and is a finalist, along with Minnesota forward Logan Cooley and Michigan forward Adam Fantilli, for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the best player in NCAA hockey.
His success has led to speculation that he will go pro after Minnesota's season ends and join the Maple Leafs, but the 20-year-old said no decision has been made.
"[The Maple Leafs] have been in good communication with me," Knies said Wednesday. "They've obviously been very professional about it and they've given me my space to let me focus on being here. I haven't really thought so much about it and I think once the season really ends I can sit back down with them and weigh the pros and the cons."
Toronto ends its regular season April 13 and will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin April 17.
For now, Knies is focusing on helping the Golden Gophers win their first national title since 2003. Quinnipiac and Michigan will face off in the second semifinal Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET; ESPN2), with the championship game Saturday.
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When asked to describe whom he models his game after, Knies mentioned Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch and Lightning forward Alex Killorn.
"A little bigger player, smart with the puck, not too flashy," Knies said. "I'm an old-style hockey player. I try to use my size (6-foot-2, 210 pounds) to my advantage and use my speed -- that's my greatest strength. I can drive the net and make plays. I think I am most dangerous around the net, so I like to make that my office and I can set up my teammates from there."
Knies takes pride in his desire to fight through traffic to get in front of the net. He said his style of play is based on the confidence that he can come away with the puck in tight spaces.
"My job is to get in the dirty areas, get in the blue paint, battle on the boards," Knies said. "You have to have confidence in yourself to do that, and I'm confident that I can go into those areas and come away with the puck. That's what I like to do, and that's what I bring to the table."
acrobaticgoalie
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Add Zellweger to the convo as well
Tuch would be a great type of player for Knies to turn out to beKnies to discuss future with Maple Leafs after NCAA Frozen Four | NHL.com
Forward, selected by Toronto in 2021 Draft, aiming to help Minnesota win national title this weekend
TAMPA -- Matthew Knies will play for the University of Minnesota in the NCAA Frozen Four beginning Thursday, but the forward could be representing the Toronto Maple Leafs soon afterward.
Knies, selected by the Maple Leafs in the second round (No. 57) of the 2021 NHL Draft, has had a breakout season for the Golden Gophers. Heading into Minnesota's national semifinal against Boston University at Amalie Arena (5 p.m. ET; ESPN2), the sophomore has 41 points (21 goals, 20 assists) in 38 games. He was named the 2023 Big Ten Player of the Year and is a finalist, along with Minnesota forward Logan Cooley and Michigan forward Adam Fantilli, for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the best player in NCAA hockey.
His success has led to speculation that he will go pro after Minnesota's season ends and join the Maple Leafs, but the 20-year-old said no decision has been made.
"[The Maple Leafs] have been in good communication with me," Knies said Wednesday. "They've obviously been very professional about it and they've given me my space to let me focus on being here. I haven't really thought so much about it and I think once the season really ends I can sit back down with them and weigh the pros and the cons."
Toronto ends its regular season April 13 and will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin April 17.
For now, Knies is focusing on helping the Golden Gophers win their first national title since 2003. Quinnipiac and Michigan will face off in the second semifinal Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET; ESPN2), with the championship game Saturday.
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When asked to describe whom he models his game after, Knies mentioned Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch and Lightning forward Alex Killorn.
"A little bigger player, smart with the puck, not too flashy," Knies said. "I'm an old-style hockey player. I try to use my size (6-foot-2, 210 pounds) to my advantage and use my speed -- that's my greatest strength. I can drive the net and make plays. I think I am most dangerous around the net, so I like to make that my office and I can set up my teammates from there."
Knies takes pride in his desire to fight through traffic to get in front of the net. He said his style of play is based on the confidence that he can come away with the puck in tight spaces.
"My job is to get in the dirty areas, get in the blue paint, battle on the boards," Knies said. "You have to have confidence in yourself to do that, and I'm confident that I can go into those areas and come away with the puck. That's what I like to do, and that's what I bring to the table."
