The Leafs' budding power forward is already pretty good, but once Matthew Knies finds the confidence and consistency most young players seek, the sky is the limit.
Shortly after playing one of his best games as an NHL player, Matthew Knies of the Toronto Maple Leafs did a scrum with reporters, then was pulled aside for another interview request, to which he gladly complied.
In Slovak. The son of Slovak immigrants has enough of a command of the language that he can do full-on television interviews, which is pretty impressive.
But it's not nearly as impressive as how good this kid can be when he gets on a roll, as he did with three points in Monday's 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. When Knies is going hard to the net and skating with confidence, he has the potential to be a special player. Once he figures out how to do that with more consistency, he's going to be a force in the NHL.
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