Pacific Notes: Karlsson, Danault, Musty

The Golden Knights appear ready to welcome back a key contributor at the top. Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal says Vegas plans to activate the center William Karlsson to their active roster for Saturday's game against San Jose. The 31-year-old has yet to play this season due to an undisclosed injury. Karlsson is coming off one of his best seasons offensively, scoring 30 goals and 30 assists in 70 games while also winning 56.2% of his faceoffs, a career-best rate. What's notable is that the Golden Knights have a full 23-player roster, so someone has to opt out for Karlsson to be activated; Their only players exempt are forwards Brendan Brisson And Alexander Holtz.

Elsewhere in the Pacific Division:

• Kings Center Phillip Danault changed agents. Octagon's Allan Walsh announced (Twitter link) that he is now representing the 31-year-old, who was previously represented by Newport's Don Meehan. However, Walsh won't have to worry about contract negotiations for a while, as Danault is under contract through the 2026-27 season for an AAV of $5.5 million. With just three assists in his first eight games, he had a rather quiet start on offense this season. However, he has scored at least 47 points in five of the last six seasons.
• The Sharks were assigned a prospect late last month Quentin Musty back to OHL Sudbury, but he hasn't played since. However, it is not due to an injury, but rather a desire to exchange. GM Mike Grier expressed some frustration with the situation to Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News (subscription link), stating that he has been in contact with Musty's agent to emphasize the need to find a suitable trade sooner rather than later. San Jose selected Musty with the 26th pick in 2023 and he averaged nearly two points per game with the Wolves last season, recording 43 goals and 59 assists in 53 games. Having him out for so long is certainly not ideal from a development perspective.