Vegas Golden Knights: A Team Of Outcasts

William Karlsson

“Wild Bill” was not just left exposed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, he was dealt up to Vegas. Columbus dealt a first-round pick, a second-round pick in 2019, and the contract of David Clarkson to Vegas with the agreement that Vegas would take Karlsson in the expansion draft.

The Blue Jackets made the deal in order to not lose youngster Josh Anderson and goalie Joonas Krpisalo, who would also need to be exposed. Karlsson had a score to settle when he returned to Columbus in January, and he certainly did.

He scored twice in his return, including a highlight reel goal in the third period, leading his new team to a 6-3 win. Karlsson will forever be in the Vegas record books, as he scored the team’s first hat trick, in a game versus the Maple Leafs on December 31, 2017.