The first of what are expected to be several moves by the Golden Knights was made prior to Saturday’s noon deadline for transactions prior to the NHL Expansion Draft.
Several published reports have the Knights obtaining Columbus’ first-round draft pick, the 24th overall, in exchange for bypassing in selecting a Blue Jackets player from a short list. Included on that list are backup goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, forward Josh Anderson or defenseman Jack Johnson.
Instead, the Knights would pick from forward Matt Calvert, defenseman Ryan Murray or center William Karlsson.
The Columbus Dispatch first reported the news.