In the second round of the 2017 NHL Draft, the Columbus Blue Jackets traded prospect Keegan Kolesar to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for the #45 pick, and used that pick to select Alexandre Texier, a center from France.
I’m not a huge fan of this trade, to be honest. Kolesar was a prospect that I had high hopes for, coming off of 31 points in 19 playoff games to lead Seattle to the WHL championship. I was excited to see what he would accomplish in Cleveland this season. Now he’ll be with the Chicago Wolves instead (with a chance to get some playing time in Vegas, depending how their roster shakes out).