Toronto’s offseason activity includes firing head coach Craig Berube after John Chayka became general manager. Trade speculation centers on winger Matthew Knies, a 23-year-old forward on a favorable contract. Knies’ trade value is described as potentially exceeding Auston Matthews’ value in a hypothetical immediate trade scenario. The reasoning is that many other roster pieces may have no-movement clauses that restrict destinations and reduce leverage. Knies is characterized as attractive because he is signed for multiple years and can be traded to any of the 31 clubs, enabling an auction-style market. Players with destination control often return less than fair value.
"“I think it's as simple as most of the other pieces that they will consider trading, have no-movement clauses,” Johnston said. “If you are ever going to, say, trade a William Nylander and make a big trade, he can limit where he goes and even say 'I'm going nowhere'. ... The key thing with Matthew [Knies] is that he's an attractive asset, he's signed for several years into the future, and they can trade him to any one of the 31 clubs. Meaning, that can really conduct an auction for him.”"
"That makes a whole lot of sense. As we've seen in other deals around the league, any player that has complete control of their destination because of a clause in their contract, does not typically return fair value. Sure, Nylander should be getting a team-changing level of assets back but if he determines that he wants to only go to the Rangers and no other team, then it severely limits the Leafs'"
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