There were plenty of compliments coming the way of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies after he scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal in a 5-4 victory against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. In the end, perhaps the best description of Knies is a simple one.

Knies scored the game-winning goal and added an assist Monday in the Maple Leafs' 5-4 victory over the Panthers in Game 1 of their second-round series. With Toronto on its heels late in the third period as Florida attempted to mount a furious comeback from a 4-1 deficit,