A key piece of offseason business for the Maple Leafs is done. The Leafs signed Matthew Knies, their emerging 22-year-old power forward, to a six-year contract on Sunday with an annual average value of $7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have locked down one of their cornerstones up front. They’ve given Matthew Knies a big-time contract extension. This is a six-year contract with an average cap hit of $7.75 million.