Golden Knights sign William Karlsson to 8-year, $47.2M deal

The Vegas Golden Knights have inked forward William Karlsson to an eight-year contract with an average annual value of $5.9 million, the club confirmed Monday night.

Karlsson's new pact includes a 10-team no-trade list that kicks in after the first season, reports The Athletic's Jesse Granger.

The agreement puts Vegas over the cap, but the team can place David Clarkson on long-term injured reserve to temporarily raise his contract's ceiling to $94.9 million, according to CapFriendly.

Karlsson was a pending restricted free agent coming off a one-year, $5.25-million deal he inked with the Golden Knights last August.

He regressed this past season but still posted 24 goals and 56 points after exploding for 43 goals and 78 points in 2017-18.

The two-way center played in every game over the last two campaigns and has missed only two regular-season contests in the last four years.

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