By now many Leafs fans know about Matthew Knies’ freshman NCAA season and are hyped for it. He was named to Team USA’s World Junior Championship camp roster, and many prospect writers are forecasting him to be on the top line. And to be clear, Knies has earned it with how he has played.
And I’m going to be honest, I don’t think anyone except Kyle Dubas and his scouts could have seen his remarkable development this year coming on the day Knies was drafted 57th overall. To be clear, some people had him ranked pretty high. You can read some snippets in the article Acting the Fulemin wrote to announce the draft choice.