Proposal: Which fan base would do this trade Matthew Knies For Jesper Wallstedt

Which fan base would do this trade and if so why?

  • Neutral fan would do the trade

    Votes: 28 5.3%
  • Neutral fan would not do the trade

    Votes: 225 42.2%
  • Toronto fan would do the trade

    Votes: 66 12.4%
  • Toronto fan would not do the trade

    Votes: 109 20.5%
  • Minnesota fan would do the trade

    Votes: 9 1.7%
  • Minnesota fan would not do the trade

    Votes: 96 18.0%

  • Total voters
    533

NVious

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Dec 20, 2022
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Knies is nice, but if you think Wall can be a #1, what's the point of that?

From Toronto it makes no sense either, they have Woll/Stolly and Hildeby in the wings, hell Martin Jones had some nice starts for Toronto, not that he is the future, but Toronto has way more than enough young goalies.

I don't think either team does it, Minnesota just drafted the guy and Toronto is set in net.
 

ManofSteel55

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Aug 15, 2013
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Wallstedt is set up to be the goalie of the future for Minnesota. Knies is a nice young player, but he'll probably end up as a supporting scoring forward - those types are easier to replace than starting goalies. That said, goalies are voodoo, so a lot of this would depend on the personality and mental make-up of Wallstedt, and I don't know enough about him to know if he is the type of guy who might have some struggles.
 

banks

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Aug 29, 2019
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I'm a Leafs fan that would happily pull the trigger. But I have less confidence in Woll than most do, and I would sacrifice a lot for a real long-term answer in goal.

Woll, Hildeby, and Wallstedt would probably guarantee that one of them can be the future guy.
 

belair

Win it for Ben!
Apr 9, 2010
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Why would Minnesota do it though knowing that Knies doesn't end up as anything more than a 2LW there.
 

WhiskeyYerTheDevils

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This would essentially mean choosing Wallstedt over Hildeby for the future, and sacrificing a top 6, 22 year old to do so.
I think Wallstedt is pretty clearly the better goaltending prospect. That's a pretty big upgrade.
Leafs would never do this in a million years. Doesn't make any sense for them
I don't think they'd do it either, but it makes more sense for them than it does for Minnesota.
 

I am Canadian

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May 22, 2008
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I think Wallstedt is pretty clearly the better goaltending prospect. That's a pretty big upgrade.

I don't think they'd do it either, but it makes more sense for them than it does for Minnesota.
I don't know enough about the prospect, but he's definitely not worth losing Knies for when goaltending prospects is a decent strength for the Leafs.

I'm not convinced he's significantly better than Hildeby. Would need to see either player in the NHL first
 
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mydnyte

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Minn doesnt have another G with Wallstedt's potential, and he may end up their starter as soon as this season and losing him would be harder to replace than adding a young Winger.

Leafs dont have a lot of size on the wings, and Knies is still 'cheap' and had a decent showing vs Boston, while, if Wallstedt lives up to his potential, could be a steal.

Leafs would be the team more likely to be interested, but, both would still say no.

 

PROUD PAPA

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Doesn't make sense for either team. Wild need a promising young goalie prospect which the Leafs already have and Toronto needs young physical top 6 forwards of which Knies is the lone candidate.
 

HockeyVirus

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Nov 15, 2020
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When it comes to Knies, a lot of folks ignore his most appealing attribute which is he projects a top 6 power forward. Too many people saying he is just a 2nd line winger. Most teams kill for a guy like him in their top 6 and honestly he's been in 2 playoffs and been clutch af in both. Guy is a winner.

If it wasn't for the hype, no one is saying Wallstedt is any good for a .910sv% in the AHL and a .897sv in 1 NHL game. Meanwhile you know Knies is an NHler
 

Sota Popinski

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I don't know enough about the prospect, but he's definitely not worth losing Knies for when goaltending prospects is a decent strength for the Leafs.

I'm not convinced he's significantly better than Hildeby. Would need to see either player in the NHL first
You don't know enough about the top goaltending prospect in the world, but you're weighing in on goaltending prospects? Smart.
 

KevinRedkey

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Jan 22, 2010
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Neutral fan options are essentally "both teams say no" or "both tams say yes".

I'll go with an option that isn't available and say Toronto says yes, while Minnesota says no. Toronto can porbably make it work by adding pieces though.
 

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