He's back: Knights acquire Original Misfit in trade with Rangers

Danny Webster, Las Vegas Review-Journal on Mar 6, 2025

Published in Hockey

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Reilly Smith is returning to Las Vegas.

The Golden Knights are bringing back the Original Misfit after acquiring Smith in a trade with the New York Rangers for left wing Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick, the team announced Thursday.

Smith, 33, played for the Knights their first six seasons and helped the organization win the Stanley Cup in 2023. The left wing joined the team after being part of a trade with the Florida Panthers during the 2017 expansion draft. The Knights selected right wing Jonathan Marchessault from the Panthers as part of the deal.

Smith had 124 goals and 286 points in 399 games with the Knights. He ranks fifth in franchise history in games played, third in goals and fifth in points.

The Knights traded Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a third-round pick June 28, 2023, soon after winning the Cup. He spent one season there before being dealt to the Rangers this past offseason. Smith had 29 points in 58 games in New York.

He is in the final season of a three-year, $15 million extension he signed with the Knights in 2022 and will be a free agent this summer.

Brisson, 23, was the team’s first-round pick in 2020. He has 19 points in 45 games with the Silver Knights this season.

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