The Golden Knights took care of the clerical work Monday, extending a qualifying offer to restricted free-agent center William Karlsson.
With that task completed, the issue at hand is whether the Knights can sign their leading scorer to a long-term contract.
Karlsson’s agent, Michael Deutsch, confirmed to the Review-Journal the team’s offer. Qualifying offers are one-year deals, and the minimum the Knights could offer Karlsson was 105 percent of his $1 million salary from last season ($1.05 million).
Deutsch declined to comment on the details or value of the Knights’ offer to Karlsson. Per team policy, the Knights do not release the names of players extended qualifying offers.