Kypreos and Bourne's Knies reaction stream opens twelve times faster
Nearly forty minutes of the Real Kyper & Bourne stream go to first reactions before Elliotte Friedman arrives with how the deal came together.
SPORTSNETStory of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 218,951 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (17,751).
What The Knies-Marchenko Blockbuster Means For Toronto | Real Kyper & Bourne
How much does Toronto want to hear about Matthew Knies leaving? Enough to send a full Real Kyper & Bourne stream off at about twelve times the pace a new Sportsnet video usually manages on its first day.
The show began with reports of a blockbuster between the Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets, Knies going one way and Kirill Marchenko the other. Nick Kypreos, who won a Stanley Cup as a player with the 1994 Rangers, sat alongside Justin Bourne, a former player and coach, and Sam McKee. By the chapter list, reactions take up the first long stretch, followed by a segment on John Chayka's comments about Matthews' speed.
Then Elliotte Friedman of 32 Thoughts joins as the trade becomes official, breaking down the negotiations from both sides. It is a live show that caught a story as it happened, and within its first day it was closing in on sixty thousand views.
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- Channel
- SPORTSNET
- Subscribers
- 1,270,000
- Video published
- September 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 57,758 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 218,951
The numbers
The figures below show a first day far outside the routine for a Sportsnet upload.
