Turn back the clock with me to March 2nd, 2015. James Wisniewski has, very much against his will, just been traded to the Anaheim Ducks. In return, Columbus gets Rene Bourque, a second round pick, and a recently signed Swedish kid named William Karlsson.
Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2011 draft, Karlsson had been solid in the SHL, putting up reasonably good numbers for HV71, and earned a brief look at the NHL level with Anaheim, scoring his first two NHL goals in one game before being sent back down to Norfolk a few days later.