Karlsson named Lady Byng finalist
NHL awards trophy for sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct
William Karlsson has a date at the Hard Rock Hotel on June 20 after all.
The Golden Knights center was named a finalist Friday for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, which goes to the NHL player who displays the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct. Florida’s Aleksander Barkov and Buffalo’s Ryan O’reilly are the other finalists.
Same lines
There was no change in the forward lines or defensive pairings during Friday’s practice at City National Arena.
Karlsson worked with Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith.
Erik Haula centered James Neal and Alex Tuch.
Cody Eakin centered David Perron and Ryan Carpenter.
Pierre-edouard Bellemare centered Will Carrier and Tomas Nosek.
Oscar Lindberg, Tomas Tatar and Ryan Reaves were the fifth line.
The defense had Nate Schmidt and Brayden Mcnabb, Deryk Engelland and Shea Theodore, Colin Miller with Jon Merrill and Luca Sbisa and Brad Hunt as the fourth defensive pairing.
When asked if he was thinking of moving Perron back with Haula and Neal, Gallant said no.
“We like the way the lines are working, the way they are right now,” he said.
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