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Matthew Knies is getting the full playoff experience (theathletic.com)

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The Boston Bruins threw 52 hits in Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and it felt like the Leafs rookie left winger had been the prime target of the heaviest of them. The 21-year-old was playing in his 82nd game of 2023-24 combining regular season and playoffs. That’s almost double his previous high of 47 games with the USHL’s Tri-City Storm back in his draft year of 2020-21.

“I feel like I was in a car accident,” the battered Knies mumbled under his breath minutes after Game 2.

Whether Knies can learn to manage the bumps, bruises and grind of the postseason early in his career could end up paying off for him long-term as a Leaf.

But for now, he’s experiencing the drastic ups and downs of playoff hockey as he goes.