23 year old elite power forward who is PPG when he isn’t playing in a system and on lines that are hot garbage where nothing is working for anyone. And he’s a playoff warrior too and has toughness and a nasty side to him which most of this team infamously lacks.
It would be completely insane to trade him in the situation we’re in where we need to think long-term. Which is probably why the Leafs will do it.
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Ilyalyubushkin
This story line is stupid. A good young player is always going to have a lot of trade interest around the league.
sex_drugs_polka
If only Matthews said this
Party-Yoghurt-8462
I don’t have a clue why you’d even consider trading this guy. For a second round pick, he has turned into a tremendous player. He’s basically putting up mid-first-rounder numbers for a late second round pick.
Even if you were going to tear it down and rebuild, he’s still young enough to be part of a rebuild. It makes no sense.
GoblinDiplomat
Any plans to trade this fucking beast of a man are insane.
blank988
I will loose my mind if they trade him
AnySail
Ya but maybe a draft pick we get in return could be the next Matthews Knies!
What a silly organization
-DocWatson-
Breaking News: There’s no guys upstairs and Kieth Pelly has no clue how to build an organization as a CEO.
cjcfman
If the guy upstairs didn’t want us to play VLT’s he wouldn’t of created them in the first place
Lord_TyrionLannister
MY GUY
MooskeyinParkdale
# [Blake] Future Leafs Captain Matthew Knies on the trade rumours: “That’s for the guys upstairs. I want to stay here. I want to play here.” – FTFY
Drummers_Beat
Correct me if I’m wrong but I haven’t seen one credible reporter say this?
IEC21
Trade Matthew’s please. He is a great player but he is injured all the time and doesn’t show up either because he is injured or God knows why.
y2kobsezzed
if matthew’s ends up leaving we should make this guy captain
Kaladin-of-Gilead
why do we gotta trade every fucking successful player
guy gets a tiny bit of value and all of a sudden every journalist thinks we’re trading him for the flavor of the week trade bait player.
reggierock2010
Why the Fuck would we trade this guy
maharajagaipajama
Why couldn’t Matthews just say that?
DeanersLastWeekend
Kniesy is not going anywhere.
__esparoba
The captain also could’ve went thus route but didn’t js
DataDude00
The fact that they apparently entertained trading him to fucking Montreal is absolute blasphemy.
Especially after the yolk on face that has happened trading with Boston they were really going to give Montreal a 23 year old power forward to go with their core?
Absolute fucking insanity to make that trade in division
BackTo1975
Lot more commitment than Matthews expressed today. No shock, though.
grfadams2
If anything we need to clone him and have a whole team of Knies
TrueNorthStrong73
He’s the one player I don’t want to see traded! He’s a good player with lots of upward potential. With good leadership in place and a better system I say he finds himself again! This season was a shit show for everyone on the team, not just him, so fix that and he thrives again! I still believe Knies is the future building block of this team.
Lumini_317
Unless the other team is overpaying I would much rather we keep him. Even in the case of an overpayment it would still hurt to lose him 🙁
punkdrummer22
If they had traded Knies I would have given up on the Leafs for good.
labadee
That’s all Matthews needed to say
Thee_White_Wolf5211
Knies is good. Brings alot to the team. But he is not worth the money hes getting paid at all.
Idyldo
Keep him!
hockeyfan2000
We want Knies as well. Fuck anybody trying to move this guy.
RoleCalm1279
Y’all are going to hate me but there is one VERY specific set of events that could happen that if they do the Leafs must consider trading Knies, who I genuinely love as a player. If we win the draft lottery and take McKenna and manage to get Tuch or another PF in the off-season, you would then need to explore a Knies for a potential 1D trade. If Yzerman gets fired maybe a Knies for Axel Sandin-Pelikka+ trade, or if NYR takes a RHD top 5 in the draft and decides to blow it up maybe a Knies+ for Adam Fox. It would be a super quick solution for a potential bounce back next season. Again this guy is a drafted and developed Leaf. It would be a massive disappointment to trade a potential franchise legend and I would not want to, but that is an avenue they got to look at if certain events unfold.
Oasystole
Are the guys upstairs in the room with us?
johnnyjj14
This is future captain material. No I can’t predict the future BS. Just a « I want to stay here, I want to be here. »
gsus27
Trading Knies would be really dumb. The fact that his name is even being mentioned is classic Toronto media.
covfefeer
Don’t ducking trade this guy
Prof_Scott_Steiner
If they trade this fucking kid I will lose it.
aahxzen
Knies is that dude. We can’t continually flip our talented young players for some weak over the hill rentals. That much is abundantly clear.
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23 year old elite power forward who is PPG when he isn’t playing in a system and on lines that are hot garbage where nothing is working for anyone. And he’s a playoff warrior too and has toughness and a nasty side to him which most of this team infamously lacks.
It would be completely insane to trade him in the situation we’re in where we need to think long-term. Which is probably why the Leafs will do it.
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This story line is stupid. A good young player is always going to have a lot of trade interest around the league.
If only Matthews said this
I don’t have a clue why you’d even consider trading this guy. For a second round pick, he has turned into a tremendous player. He’s basically putting up mid-first-rounder numbers for a late second round pick.
Even if you were going to tear it down and rebuild, he’s still young enough to be part of a rebuild. It makes no sense.
Any plans to trade this fucking beast of a man are insane.
I will loose my mind if they trade him
Ya but maybe a draft pick we get in return could be the next Matthews Knies!
What a silly organization
Breaking News: There’s no guys upstairs and Kieth Pelly has no clue how to build an organization as a CEO.
If the guy upstairs didn’t want us to play VLT’s he wouldn’t of created them in the first place
MY GUY
# [Blake] Future Leafs Captain Matthew Knies on the trade rumours: “That’s for the guys upstairs. I want to stay here. I want to play here.” – FTFY
Correct me if I’m wrong but I haven’t seen one credible reporter say this?
Trade Matthew’s please. He is a great player but he is injured all the time and doesn’t show up either because he is injured or God knows why.
if matthew’s ends up leaving we should make this guy captain
why do we gotta trade every fucking successful player
guy gets a tiny bit of value and all of a sudden every journalist thinks we’re trading him for the flavor of the week trade bait player.
Why the Fuck would we trade this guy
Why couldn’t Matthews just say that?
Kniesy is not going anywhere.
The captain also could’ve went thus route but didn’t js
The fact that they apparently entertained trading him to fucking Montreal is absolute blasphemy.
Especially after the yolk on face that has happened trading with Boston they were really going to give Montreal a 23 year old power forward to go with their core?
Absolute fucking insanity to make that trade in division
Lot more commitment than Matthews expressed today. No shock, though.
If anything we need to clone him and have a whole team of Knies
He’s the one player I don’t want to see traded! He’s a good player with lots of upward potential. With good leadership in place and a better system I say he finds himself again! This season was a shit show for everyone on the team, not just him, so fix that and he thrives again! I still believe Knies is the future building block of this team.
Unless the other team is overpaying I would much rather we keep him. Even in the case of an overpayment it would still hurt to lose him 🙁
If they had traded Knies I would have given up on the Leafs for good.
That’s all Matthews needed to say
Knies is good. Brings alot to the team. But he is not worth the money hes getting paid at all.
Keep him!
We want Knies as well. Fuck anybody trying to move this guy.
Y’all are going to hate me but there is one VERY specific set of events that could happen that if they do the Leafs must consider trading Knies, who I genuinely love as a player. If we win the draft lottery and take McKenna and manage to get Tuch or another PF in the off-season, you would then need to explore a Knies for a potential 1D trade. If Yzerman gets fired maybe a Knies for Axel Sandin-Pelikka+ trade, or if NYR takes a RHD top 5 in the draft and decides to blow it up maybe a Knies+ for Adam Fox. It would be a super quick solution for a potential bounce back next season. Again this guy is a drafted and developed Leaf. It would be a massive disappointment to trade a potential franchise legend and I would not want to, but that is an avenue they got to look at if certain events unfold.
Are the guys upstairs in the room with us?
This is future captain material. No I can’t predict the future BS. Just a « I want to stay here, I want to be here. »
Trading Knies would be really dumb. The fact that his name is even being mentioned is classic Toronto media.
Don’t ducking trade this guy
If they trade this fucking kid I will lose it.
Knies is that dude. We can’t continually flip our talented young players for some weak over the hill rentals. That much is abundantly clear.