We’re still weeks away from even seeing the slightest hint at NHL hockey being back on our screens, so the various rankings of players with different criteria are still being released. And the latest has Toronto Maple Leafs winger Matthew Knies among the best young players in the sport.
On Monday, the NHL Network unveiled their ranking of the top 25 players who were born in this century. While some of the best players in the NHL were indeed, born on or after the year 2000, the Leafs got their representation in under the wire
On the list led by Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin at the very tippy top, Knies comes in at No.