An original misfit is returning to the Vegas Golden Knights, according to reports. Reilly Smith was traded from the New York Rangers back to Las Vegas. In return, the Rangers will receive Brendan Brisson and the third-round pick for the NHL entry draft.

California native Brendan Brisson sat down with Channel 13 sports reporter Nick Walters before the start of the Vegas Golden Knights' season to discuss his personal goals.

Former Michigan standout forward Brendan Brisson is getting a fresh start with the New York Rangers. The Vegas Golden Knights, who drafted Brisson with the No. 29 overall selection in 2020, traded him and a third-round pick in this year’s draft to the Rangers on Thursday for forward Reilly Smith.

Vegas is reacquiring winger Reilly Smith from the New York Rangers for young forward Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick. Smith has been traded to Pittsburgh to New York and back to Vegas since helping the Golden Knights win the Cup in 2023.

Smith was traded to the Golden Knights from the Rangers on Thursday in exchange for Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick, Larry Brooks of The New York Post reports. Smith has struggled to produce at similar levels ever since leaving Vegas after the 2022-23 campaign.

The New York Rangers traded veteran forward Reilly Smith to the Vegas Golden Knights for forward Brendan Brisson and a third-round draft pick.

It’s a reunion we all wondered about— on Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights traded Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick to the New York Rangers

Reilly Smith was a Pittsburgh Penguin last year, and after joining the Rangers, he's now headed back to the Vegas Golden Knights at the trade deadline in a move that has been a few days in the making.

The New York Rangers traded forward Reilly Smith to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round draft pick on Thursday, roughly 24 hours before the NHL trade deadline at 3 p.