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

[Kennedys]

Knies is as good as Matthews. I would keep both 70 goals scorers.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Can see you're just stat watching...

Watched him in yesterday's game and he did not look great. Looked a bit.. slow? Also not great positioning which is usually his calling card. Goalies are unpredictable but at this point in a 1st round pick's development you'd like to see him be a high-end AHL player at least.

 

[Warden of the North]

I think the point isn't that the Wild should definitely do this trade. The point is Leafs fans were being mocked for saying no, which looks really stupid when Knies fits like a glove on their top line and they already have solid goaltending depth.

This is the answer.

 

[FerrisRox]

Knies loking like a stud with 7 goals already this season maybe the scale is tipping over to his advantage in this poll?i am especially interested to se if Minnesota is more willing now to trade Wallstedt for Knies?My feeling when i did this poll was they where very close.

So Knies is "looking like a stud with 7 goals" while playing on the Leafs top line?

I mean, Brendan Gallagher has 6 goals on the Canadiens third line (and had one called back on an off-side against Calgary.)

Do you think you might be a little generous claiming Knies is looking like a stud?

 

[thestonedkoala]

Watched him in yesterday's game and he did not look great. Looked a bit.. slow? Also not great positioning which is usually his calling card. Goalies are unpredictable but at this point in a 1st round pick's development you'd like to see him be a high-end AHL player at least.

He has zero faith in the team in front of him. He's doing too much because of how bad the team is.

 

[shortfuze]

So Knies is "looking like a stud with 7 goals" while playing on the Leafs top line?

I mean, Brendan Gallagher has 6 goals on the Canadiens third line (and had one called back on an off-side against Calgary.)

Do you think you might be a little generous claiming Knies is looking like a stud?

I understand what you're saying but on is 22 and the other is almost cooked.

 

[FerrisRox]

I understand what you're saying but on is 22 and the other is almost cooked.

Which is basically my point. Calling a 22 year old playing with elite offensive a players "a stud" for scoring seven goals (and just 9 points in 14 games) seems quite hyperbolic especially when a third liner on the worst team in the league playing with scrubs has 6 goals.

I'm not saying Knies isn't a good player, or won't be a good piece for Toronto, but anointing him a stud with 9 points in 14 games on the top line of what is supposed to be an upper echelon offensive club seems way over the top.

 

[The Management]

I don't think much has really changed.

Not every player has to project to be a point per game kinda guy. If Knies can someday give you 60'ish points, physical play in the corners and along the boards, and in chip in goals or provide a big presence in front of the net, that's a pretty valuable complementary piece to have in your top six. He doesn't have to be Brady Tkachuk.

I keep the player we have, although with how hard it can be to find a premium goalie, and the Wild having a star in Matt Boldy on left wing, I can't blame them for not doing it either.