Spencer Knight is Boston College’s No. 1 goalie. The freshman is 6-foot-3 and 192 pounds, making him just about the perfect size for the position. The 18-year-old was Team USA’s starter for the 2020 World Junior Championship, the annual gathering of the planet’s top teenagers. Last June, the Florida Panthers drafted him No. 13 overall, making him the highest goalie to be selected since Jack Campbell went to Dallas at No. 11 in 2010. He is considered the organization’s top prospect.



All of this is to say that Knight (15-7-0, 1.95 goals-against average, .931 save percentage) is on track to be a true No. 1 NHL goalie, the status that one NHL director of amateur scouting granted to the Darien, Conn., native.



I wanted more clarity ahead of Monday’s Beanpot Tournament, where Knight will start against Boston University. So I asked this executive, somewhat shamefully, a seemingly ridiculous follow-up: Could Knight become the Carey Price of his...