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LW Matthew Knies - Tri-City Storm, USHL (2021, 57th, TOR)

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Michoulicious said:
I like Knies, but that list is non-sense. I think he's a top 50 prospect, #26th is clearly pushing it...

And Suggerud is obviously a superior prospect IMO, he plays on the same line and he's younger, more talented and impactful, but for some weird reason he's 39 (wtf). Korchinski outside top 50 is a joke.

I think we can agree Knies is a good prospect without using a poor list like this as a proof lol
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I think Snugeerud has a higher ceiling and a much lower floor. Knies is a pretty safe bet to at the very least be a good 3rd line player. I can see justification for having one over the other depending on what you value more. It isn't an undefensable position to hold anyways.
 
TheBeastCoast said:
I think Snugeerud has a higher ceiling and a much lower floor. Knies is a pretty safe bet to at the very least be a good 3rd line player. I can see justification for having one over the other depending on what you value more. It isn't an undefensable position to hold anyways.
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Yeah, to me it is, but what do I know!

Snuggerud has superstar, 1st line scoring winger written all-over him... In a do-over draft he'd probably go top 5-10 only a year later. His D+1 WJC was just incredible. He was probably USA best forward with Cooley. Knies was far from that last summer.

One more year in college and he'll play on the Blues top 6, almost guarenteed.

Knies of course has a higher floor because of his physical attributes, but he's not in the same prospect "tier" to me.
 
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Michoulicious said:
I like Knies, but that list is non-sense. I think he's a top 50 prospect, #26th is clearly pushing it...

And Suggerud is obviously a superior prospect IMO, he plays on the same line and he's younger, more talented and impactful, but for some weird reason he's 39 (wtf). Korchinski outside top 50 is a joke.

I think we can agree Knies is a good prospect without using a poor list like this as a proof lol
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I have them about equal. Cooley is the one that's clearly ahead IMO. Neither Knies or Snuggerud are going to be the go-to guy at the next level, but both should be able to settle in to complimentary roles and be extremely good at that.
 
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Isaac Nootin said:
Source?
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pretty obvious his extension will be based off results.
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Toronto Maple Leafs: Shanahan Isn’t Giving Dubas An Extension Yet

Kyle Dubas is a lame-duck general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs this year, as Brendan Shanahan hasn't offered him a contract extension yet.
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Toronto Maple Leafs Kyle Dubas Brendan Shanahan | TSN

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said Wednesday he was informed by president Brendan Shanahan this summer that no contract extension was coming at this point in time.
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Michoulicious said:
I like Knies, but that list is non-sense. I think he's a top 50 prospect, #26th is clearly pushing it...

And Suggerud is obviously a superior prospect IMO, he plays on the same line and he's younger, more talented and impactful, but for some weird reason he's 39 (wtf). Korchinski outside top 50 is a joke.

I think we can agree Knies is a good prospect without using a poor list like this as a proof lol
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Yes, your opinion is more valid than that “non-sense” list.
 
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Michoulicious said:
I like Knies, but that list is non-sense. I think he's a top 50 prospect, #26th is clearly pushing it...

And Suggerud is obviously a superior prospect IMO, he plays on the same line and he's younger, more talented and impactful, but for some weird reason he's 39 (wtf). Korchinski outside top 50 is a joke.

I think we can agree Knies is a good prospect without using a poor list like this as a proof lol
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Ya... I'm guessing you don't actually watch many of the games.
 
RoadWarrior said:
they expect Knies to join the team after his college season is over. They would only trade him if he said he would never sign with the team. He’s easily worth a first round pick and a prospect.
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That's funny, we have been told all season (and in the offseason) that any trade with Toronto HAD to include Knies, since nothing else we have had any value at all.

Shame we had to trade him but what can you do, HF is rarely wrong when it comes to real life value.
 
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Namikaze Minato said:
That's funny, we have been told all season (and in the offseason) that any trade with Toronto HAD to include Knies, since nothing else we have had any value at all.

Shame we had to trade him but what can you do, HF is rarely wrong when it comes to real life value.
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I think the insistence on Knies inclusion probably thwarted some of the proposed trade discussions the leafs got involved in. Thankfully not all of them. At least St.Louis and Chicago were more reasonable.
 
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TheBeastCoast said:
Media panel and head coach of each team.
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Hobey Baker Award Fan Balloting Now Open – Hydrated by BioSteel
St. Paul, Minn. – It’s Hobey Baker time. Beginning at noon ET today, fan balloting opened for the 2023 Hobey Baker Award.

Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s tremendously popular fan-voting will run from now until Sunday, March 5 at midnight. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the voting website hobeybaker.com/vote
Follow the prompts to make your selection from this year’s outstanding crop of over 80 college hockey players representing 43 NCAA Division I schools. Please spend some additional time to check out the detailed bios by following the links on each candidate at hobeybaker.com/2023-nominees/.

Phase two of fan balloting will come from the list of Top Ten Hobey Baker finalists beginning March 17 and closing March 26. The fans’ vote accounts for a percentage of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year’s award recipient.

 
frederixx said:
Hobey Baker Award Fan Balloting Now Open – Hydrated by BioSteel
St. Paul, Minn. – It’s Hobey Baker time. Beginning at noon ET today, fan balloting opened for the 2023 Hobey Baker Award.

Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s tremendously popular fan-voting will run from now until Sunday, March 5 at midnight. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the voting website hobeybaker.com/vote
Follow the prompts to make your selection from this year’s outstanding crop of over 80 college hockey players representing 43 NCAA Division I schools. Please spend some additional time to check out the detailed bios by following the links on each candidate at hobeybaker.com/2023-nominees/.

Phase two of fan balloting will come from the list of Top Ten Hobey Baker finalists beginning March 17 and closing March 26. The fans’ vote accounts for a percentage of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year’s award recipient.

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The Big 10 player of the year is voted on by a media panel and the head coaches in the conference. This isn't the Hobey Baker.
 
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Better than 50% chance he comes a day-to-day NHLer.

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Herby said:
No offense to Knies, but this is crazy. He is the 3rd or 4th best player on the Gophers, IMO.
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Faber, Cooley & Lacombe are clearly more impactful IMO. Snugs is debatable.

i think he has more of an NHL game than most NCAA guys and will likely walk from an elite NCAA line to an elite NHL line. He’s not a guy I’d want creating offense but he’s a perfect 3rd piece as demonstrated by the Gophers this year.
 
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