TORONTO — Matthew Knies started to truly spread his wings in last spring's playoffs. The Maple Leafs forward stepped into the fray when Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly got tangled up with Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak during a Game 5 scrum.
The Maple Leafs forward stepped into the fray when Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly got tangled up with Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak during a Game 5 scrum.
The six-foot-three, 227-pound Phoenix product now has 18 goals and 13 assist for 31 points playing a supporting role alongside Leafs stars Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner on the club's top line. Matthews has watched a player from an area close to where he grew up in Arizona flourish on the big stage this season.
The University of Minnesota product is now up to 67 points in 129 regular-season games to go along with seven more in 14 playoff contests. Knies said going from the NCAA to the professional ranks was an adjustment on the fly after parachuting into the 2023 playoffs. Berube said pre-game that sometimes goaltenders need their workload reined in by a team and its sports science department.
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