On Saturday we had a few bits of news and updates concerning some notable Toronto Maple Leafs prospects. We’ll start with the big one, literally and figuratively: Matthew Knies.
For weeks now, there has been rumours that the Leafs really wanted to sign both Nick Abruzzese and Matthew Knies to ELCs this season. And not just sign them either, they wanted to have them jump right to their NHL roster to help improve their fourth line.
We’ve already seen the Leafs pull half of that off. Abruzzese was signed after Harvard was eliminated from the NCAA tournament, and just made his NHL debut with the Leafs last night.