New York. William Carlson sharply portrays it as if it’s 2018 again.
This is one of the main reasons last night’s Vegas Golden Knights first and foremost made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
“Of course, it’s good that the pucks are starting to bounce properly,” he told Sportbladet after another goal in the closing game of a 4-1 win over Winnipeg.
Finally, a team has already advanced from the seemingly eternal first round of this year’s Stanley Cup dance.
He finished fourth in a row
The Vegas Golden Knights earned their fourth straight win against the Winnipeg Jets at home at T-Mobile Arena last night to clinch the entire series.
It’s not particularly inconsequential, everyone who has followed the law for the past week can probably log in. After the initial flop, the Knights were far superior and dominated all matches.
“Yes, things did improve significantly after that introduction,” says William Carlson on the phone from the Nevada desert.
– We were the best team and we got stronger and stronger with every match and we deserved to win.
Has stepped up
Wild Bill himself has a big part in the success, scoring four goals in the five matches. We haven’t seen this production rate since the 30-year-old from Marsta shocked everyone in 2017-18 with 43 total hits.
– Yes, of course I’m relieved that I managed to score some goals, he continues.
– Why are they entering? Well, pucks bounce right, there’s a lot of flow. But of course, I might as well be in the right place.
Now either the Edmonton Oilers or the LA Kings await in the next round and the “world’s best Karlsson”, as they call him in Vegas, holds both potential opponents in high regard.
– Yes, there are two very good teams, so it doesn’t matter which one we meet. But he says they are happy to tire each other out in seven matches.
