NHL DoPS Appears to Have Made an Official Decision on Matthew Knies Questionable Hit
Matthew Knies of the Leafs was involved in a questionable hit in last night's game, and the DoPS has now made their final decision on his suspension fate.
The Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils in overtime on Tuesday, with Anthony Stolarz great in the Toronto net and Auston Matthews scoring the winner in the extra frame.
The NHL Player Safety Department went in-depth post-game on a hit by Matthew Knies into defenseman Jonathan Kovacevic. Toronto dodged a bullet, though, as the league decided today that no further discipline for Knies was necessary.
Matthew Knies had already taken a two-minute minor on the play, but lack of further discipline is a good result for the club. Just back in the lineup from an injury, losing Knies to suspension would've been a big blow.
The young forward is off to a very good start to the year thus far, scoring 10 goals and 16 points, and is on pace to easily eclipse his career-high of 15 goals.
He has made his voice heard in terms of sending bodies flying as well, standing fourth on the Leafs in hits.
It follows months of steady complaints from the team and President of Hockey Operations Brendan Shanahan about biased officiating. Toronto got away with one as Knies could have been deserving of a suspension.
The Leafs will try to keep the momentum rolling when they take on the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday as part of a scramble through a crazy December schedule.
Reinforcements should be back in the not-too-distant future to help the Leafs' continuing climb up the standings.
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DECEMBRE 11 | 127 ANSWERS NHL DoPS Appears to Have Made an Official Decision on Matthew Knies Questionable Hit Do you believe Matthew Knies should have been suspended? | ||
| Yes | 51 | 40.2 % |
| No | 76 | 59.8 % |
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