The 2021 draft had two physically mature, taller than average players who looked ready for the NHL. They both played in the Olympics this spring, they both looked like they completely belonged on those men’s teams. They both played NCAA hockey, and they both lost in the semifinals of the Frozen Four. And both of them get quite a lot of the “he’s just big” label applied to them. It’s obvious folly when it’s applied to Owen Power, since he took to the NHL on arrival as easily as he had Team Canada, but what about Matt Knies, who is not a first overall like Power?
2022 Top 25 Under 25: Matt Knies is #3
