The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has re-signed forward Matthew Knies to a six-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is $7.750 million. The 6’3”,

Matthew Knies' First Post After Signing $46.5 Million Maple Leafs Extension originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Toronto Maple Leafs locked up a key piece of their future this weekend, signing forward Matthew Knies to a six-year extension worth $46.5 million.

The Knies deal was officially registered today after issuing him a qualifying offer yesterday, the club announced. Because of that, he was technically an RFA for a few hours, so the deal doesn’t qualify as a true extension.