‘Yes, Carrier is a nice prospect to have in the organization but sometimes you need to give up a good piece to either acquire or in this case, protect another good piece. We don’t know for sure, but it’s believed by many that exposing Carrier was a way that Jason Botterill and the Sabres could ensure that goaltender Linus Ullmark wasn’t going anywhere.’
Sabres will lose William Carrier to Vegas Golden Knights in expansion draft
Source: WKBW-TV