"Well, we learned on Friday through Marc-Antoine Godin during the recent Friday episode of Tellement Hockey available on Radio-Canada that Knies could very well have been drafted in the first round, as the Montreal Canadiens had him on their radar.
In fact, according to Godin, the Habs were really torn between Logan Mailloux and Matthew Knies for their 31st pick in 2021.
If Mailloux hadn't been available at all, the Canadiens' choice would have been Knies." - Mathis Therrien, DLC