{"id":456618,"date":"2024-11-20T22:28:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=456618"},"modified":"2024-11-20T22:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:28:11","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-first-liner-will-not-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/20\/toronto-maple-leafs-first-liner-will-not-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs First-Liner Will Not Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> have been short-staffed lately. However, their luck might’ve gotten worse with Matthew Knies<\/a> exiting the game. Knies<\/a> was on the wrong end of a heavy hit in the second period by Zach Whitecloud<\/a> of the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>. In the play, there seemed to be some contact with the head. Knies was noticeably shaken up and got to his feet slowly. There was no call for the hit, which sparked some words from Toronto’s head coach Craig Berube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, there were a few penalties called away from the hit. Simon Benoit<\/a> went after Whitecloud for the hit, which resulted in off-setting roughing penalties. Also, the Leafs received an extra penalty for retaliation which was also labelled as roughing. Alex Steeves<\/a> served the extra Benoit minor. The Golden Knights weren’t able to capitalize on that power play, they were down 1-0 at the time.<\/p>\n

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Zach Whitecloud catches Matthew Knies<\/p>\n

head contact there<\/p>\n

Knies went to the dressing room pic.twitter.com\/L0E07O573X<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Omar (@TicTacTOmar) November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n