TORONTO - Newly minted Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Matthew Knies keeps a piece of advice from his childhood hockey coach at the top of his mind. It just so happens his coach was Shane Doan, an NHL all-star — especially where Knies grew up in Phoenix, Ariz. “That’s the kind thing that kind of sticks with me, that I kind of tell myself before games,“ said Knies, who Toronto picked 57th overall in the second round of the NHL entry draft Saturday. “I haven’t got to know him on a personal level, but he shot me a text so that’s really cool of him,” said the new Leafs recruit. “And I think that’s what we saw from Matthew this year.”Toronto dealt its first-round pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in April for forward Nick Foligno.

Source: thestar July 24, 2021 17:28 UTC