Neal says he came up with 'Golden Misfits' nickname

The Vegas Golden Knights have one of their veteran players to thank for coining a moniker that's stuck with them on their unexpected run to the Stanley Cup Final.

James Neal told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun that he came up with the "Golden Misfits" nickname during training camp in September, when he created it as the label for a group chat with his teammates.

"Who do you think came up with it? Come on," Neal said to LeBrun in a story published Wednesday. "It was just a casual joke to get us going at first, to start the year off."

Neal quipped that he should have trademarked it, given how many T-shirts bearing the sobriquet are being sold during the Golden Knights' storybook run.

William Karlsson first revealed that the players were calling themselves the "Golden Misfits" in early May during Vegas' second-round series against the San Jose Sharks.

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