Subject to an astounding amount of trade rumours, the University of Minnesota product, has 21 goals and 39 points in just 34 games. Kyle Dubas made sure not to include their prized prospect in any dealings and in doing so, the Leafs will be adding another offensive weapon to their already high-octane offense.
For those anxiously waiting on Knies' debut with the Leafs, the NCAA tournament is broken into 2 categories: the Regionals and the Frozen Four. The University of Minnesota are the favourites to win it all but if they are upset in the Regionals, then Knies could sign any time between the 23rd of March to the 26th of March. If they advance to the Frozen Four, then they'd have to wait between the 6th of April to the 8th of April.