Following a well-attended Tuesday morning practice in Toronto, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube provided an exciting update on John Tavares and Matthew Knies.

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What stands out most about Knies' game is his strength for a player who's that young. Within a heavy team that features the likes of Reaves, Steven Lorentz, and Simon Benoit, among others, the youthful forward is one of the top players when it comes to using his body.

The Leafs' budding power forward is already pretty good, but once Matthew Knies finds the confidence and consistency most young players seek, the sky is the limit.

Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on late to down the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced a tough night on multiple fronts, suffering a 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday and seeing key forward Matthew Knies exit the game with an upper-body injury. The injury occurred late in the second period when Knies delivered a hit on Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko but got the worst of it.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube revealed that forward Matthew Knies is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Berube also stated that he doesn’t know when he will be available to return to the lineup.

Goaltender Anthony Stolarz was participating in practice with the Leafs for the first time since having knee surgery while Matthew Knies was absent from the team’s skate.