"There is a sense that the deal [Kent Hughes] was working on was with the Leafs... I can tell you [Matthew Knies'] name was out there with multiple teams. I'm just telling you what I'm hearing, alright? There is a sense, at least in my inner world, that the deal [Hughes] was working on was with the Toronto Maple Leafs."
"It was going to be an organization-altering move. Not just the Canadiens picking up someone like Nick Robertson with a hope to make the Leafs look bad for not getting all they can out of the scoring winger -- it was going to be seismic. It was going to be a trade that would've sent Matthew Knies to Montreal."
The Toronto Maple Leafs made limited moves at the trade deadline, dealing Bobby McMann to Seattle and Scott Laughton to Los Angeles. However, reports emerged suggesting the team was working on a significant blockbuster trade with rival Montreal Canadiens. According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes was negotiating with the Maple Leafs on an organization-altering deal. The proposed trade would have sent forward Matthew Knies to Montreal. Kypreos indicated that Knies' name circulated among multiple teams, with the Leafs-Canadiens negotiations representing the most substantial potential transaction that ultimately did not materialize before the deadline passed.
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