Matthew Knies

1. Matthew Knies is the reason Josh Ho-Sang is not an NHLer. Kyle Dubas thinks so highly of his two prized college prospects, Minnesota's Knies and Harvard's ...

The tip of Holl’s nose got in the way of a shot follow-through during the Heritage Classic and his whole bridge swelled up. Was there a way to limit the damage? Toronto had done the legwork of recruiting the goaltender and negotiating a contract. Add that to the NHL’s most effective power play, and you have a plus-26 goal differential in odd-man situations, tops in hockey. Säteri surely was intrigued by the opportunity of joining a contender and potentially playing his first NHL playoff game. The 29-year-old Brampton, Ont., native turned away all three Canes shooters in the skills contest and finished with the most saves by any Stars goalie in a debut. He needed to see a specialist to determine if his nose was broken. Not our year”? Or does he take a machete to the men under his employ? A knack for the finish. Drives to the slot. I get why you wouldn’t want to part with a franchise talent. And Minnesota advanced to Sunday's Worcester Regional final in the NCAA tournament.