Insider Trading: Maple Leafs meeting with Knies; decision expected this week

The TSN Hockey Insiders discuss the Maple Leafs' pitch to get Matthew Knies signed to an NHL contract, the logistics around the Kraken-Jets game on Wednesday being postponed to May 1st, Florida's goaltending plan for the playoffs, Paul Maurice's future, and more.

On the night that Owen Power, the No. 1 NHL affiliated prospect on Craig Button’s list, makes his debut for the Sabres against the Leafs, we wonder when No. 27 on that list, Matthew Knies, might become a Maple Leaf.

Darren Dreger: Well, he has to make that decision and it’s expected that he’ll make that decision at some point this week.  Matthew Knies and his advisor are expected to meet with Kyle Dubas, the general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Wednesday in Minnesota.  Now, Dubas and the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to make their pitch that Matthew Knies, at least based on their estimation, is ready to make the NHL jump.  They are also going to tell him, look we’ll support whatever decision you think is best developmentally for your future.  There are some who believe that Knies is still leaning towards staying another year with the University of Minnesota, so maybe Kyle Dubas has a pretty big sales pitch to complete.

Massive blizzard hitting Manitoba #PrayForOrlesky, what were the logistics involved in postponing that Jets-Kraken game and rescheduling it this late in the season

Pierre LeBrun: It certainly caught people’s attention that they had to play two days after the regular season ends on Sunday, May 1, why weren’t there other options out there for either team? Number one, either team can’t play three games in three days and that would’ve been the case. Number two, there would’ve been other options to play earlier that would’ve affected several