Mitch Marner & Auston Matthews give their honest thoughts on Matthew Knies

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Alexander Cole
November 3, 2024 (8:37 PM)

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Matthew Knies has been sensational while paired with Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.

Overall, Knies has been awesome as he already as six goals and seven points in the first 12 games of the season. He is flying, and he is already catching the eyes of his teammates.

As Auston Matthews noted, Knies understands how to capitalize on plays and to get in positions where he can score.

" He's just so strong and he has such a presence down low and in front of the net. Myself and Mitchy kind of working the puck around and stuff and he's finding really good spots and he's capitalizing on some of these opportunities. He's a beast, he's easy to play with, we know where he's going to be, he's in good spots every time."

Mitch Marner gives his thoughts on Matthew Knies

Marner offered very similar thoughts on the matter.

"He's a big horse out there, he's a big fella, he gets up and down the ice really quickly. I was saying earlier, it's not always the easiest to play with Auston and I, kind of the sporadic-ness, sometimes we go in weird spots because we know where each other are but some guys can't really figure out. But Knies has done an unbelievable job of that this year and really started to get along with it last year as well. It's been great to see him come into his own, he's a big body and wins a lot of one-on-one battles and gets the puck back for us."

Whatever the case may be, it is clear that Knies is putting on a clinic, and his teammates truly love playing with him. Finding three players who connect so well together is rare but when it pans out, you really do strike gold.

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