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Knies was 'a little bit shocked' by timing of trade

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McGran, K. (2026, September 29). Knies was 'a little bit shocked' by timing of trade. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/rolling-file/knies-was-a-little-bit-shocked-by-timing-of-trade/article_cb995da9-7645-43b6-91b8-ffba69906bf8.html

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The Maple Leafs traded for right winger Kirill Marchenko from the Columbus Blue Jackets on the eve of the 2026-27 NHL season in a surprising move. The deal saw Toronto acquiring Marchenko, along with goaltender Elvis Merzlikins and winger Miles Wood, while sending Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, Emil Andrae, and a second-round draft pick to Columbus. Marchenko, who scored 27 goals last season, signed a six-year, $75 million contract with the Leafs post-trade. The deal was completed despite initial reluctance from both teams, with negotiations pushing right up against Monday’s roster deadline.

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Kevin McGran

33 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

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🔮 On the ice, it felt like anything could happen with both teams possessing high-octane offence and questionable defence.

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🔮 It would be understandable if a new GM completely cleaned house, but Chayka largely inherited those players, and is rewarding them (and kept assistant GM Ryan Hardy with the organization).

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🔮 The Leafs blew the game open with four goals in the second: Matthews and William Nylander scored 46 seconds apart while Easton Cowan scored short-handed. And as if to add salt to the wounds opened with the Marchenko trade, another ex-Blue Jacket — Jack Roslovic, who was born in Columbus — also scored that period and a rough night for Greaves was over. Adding two assists, Cowan had the first three-point night of his career.

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🔮 It will be his first game for the Maple Leafs winger against the team that drafted and developed him and ultimately agreed to trade him when he wanted out.

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🔮 Kirill Marchenko’s smile could not have been wider after he got his fifth career hat trick on Thursday night in his 300th career game.

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🔮 Try as they might, the Maple Leafs couldn’t outscore their many flaws on display in a 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night.

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GM Don Waddell understood that Marchenko would “rather play someplace else,” he told reporters in Columbus on Tuesday. asserted

he → understand → Tuesday

Waddell said moving Marchenko seemed unlikely as late as Saturday, then the Leafs called Sunday, and negotiations pushed to the limit of Monday’s 5 p.m. roster deadline. asserted

negotiations → say → deadline

Knies was 'a little bit shocked' by timing of trade

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