The window is not eight years. Not with this particular group.
It’s open at this point farther than anyone within the Golden Knights organization imagined when the franchise began play in 2017— come on, farther than anyone alive imagined — but not immeasurably.
More like two years.
William Karlsson said Tuesday that his No. 1 goal is to win a Stanley Cup with those he currently calls teammates, part of the center’s comments when speaking about the eight-year, $47.2 million contract extension he signed this week.
It’s a standard objective of all NHL players and certainly not an impractical one when it comes to the Knights and their roster, which is definitely good enough to contend.