Chris Johnston and Darren Dreger on the Toronto Maple Leafs getting calls on Matthew Knies
Sportsnet: Chris Johnston and Darren Dreger on TSN Overdrive on all of the pre-trade deadline commerce rumors on Toronto Maple Leafs ahead Matthew Knies, and the Montreal Canadiens hypothesis.
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Bryan Hayes: “After the actual fact, it grew to become the Leafs and the Habs we’re speaking, and perhaps Matthew Knies and his title was on the market. What’s the actuality right here? What was truly being mentioned? Was Matthew Knies and his title on the market? What are you able to inform us?
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Johnston: “Effectively, 100% the Leafs had discussions involving Matthew Knies’. You understand, how shut it received, I feel might be been overstated a little bit bit in some circles. Like, I don’t have the impression that they had been, you already know, they received proper right down to the ultimate phases, and, you already know, ended up lacking on a take care of him.
However you already know, let’s have a look at the the reason why you’d commerce a Matthew Knies. I imply, he has no safety in his contract. He’s in all probability essentially the most priceless asset the Leafs have. I’m not saying by any stretch, he’s their finest participant. However in case you received to some extent at any stage the place they’re making an attempt to commerce one of many gamers with a no-movement clause, they’re not as priceless in the marketplace, as a result of they’re going to dictate the place they go. It’s not a real, you already know, open course of for bidding.
And so, you already know, I feel, given the place the season’s gone, the place issues are at, it simply made sense for the Leafs to hear on Knies. You understand, Dregs could know in a different way, however I’ve no purpose to imagine they received shut, near getting something executed there.
However, you already know, it’s all the things was on the desk successfully, and so they listened and received a way of his worth, and we’ll see in the event that they decide that up. I don’t even know who’ll be making that decision within the summertime, however it might clearly be one thing that’s revisited down the street.”
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Dregs: “Yeah, I might say this, like each staff has a gaggle of gamers that perhaps aren’t untouchable, however they’re very near being untouchable. However that that doesn’t imply that different basic managers, once they can see the path that the group goes, you make the decision and also you ask a what if query.
You understand, what if we had been to place an actual wholesome bundle on the desk for Matthew Knies? Would you hear? All proper.
And I feel that’s precisely what occurred, particular to the Montreal Canadiens. And I don’t know this, however I feel that the response from the Maple Leafs was, what are we speaking about right here? Michael Hage, two first-round draft picks, one thing else? For those who put all of these items on the desk for Matthew Knies, ‘Okay, let’s have a dialog.’ It by no means received to that time it didn’t.
And there, CJ is, proper. There have been different groups, not many, however there have been different groups. I imply, when, when the Maple Leafs explored, simply kicked tires on Robert Thomas of the St Louis Blues? What do you suppose Doug Armstrong the Blues expect as a part of one thing coming again, in case you’re getting in that realm, proper? And it will have been Knies and one thing. However Toronto at no level was ever purchasing Matthew Knies.
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And I perceive will get right into a recreation of semantics, however there’s a huge distinction between placing gamers in play and having basic managers name you and say, ‘What kind of deal would it not take so that you can entertain that chance?’ And that was the place Knies and Maple Leafs had been.
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