Carrier has missed 30 games with an upper-body injury.

The Vegas Golden Knights have moved William Carrier on long-term injured reserved, CapFriendly reported on Saturday.

The move opens up $1.4 million in salary cap relief.

Carrier missed 30 games thus far with an upper-body injury. He had been skating on his own, but his return date is unknown. The team will have a better timeline when he begins skating with the team.

On Friday, Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon said that they expected Carrier back, but a serious illness has compromised the recovery process.

"His return has been complicated by a pretty serious illness. That has slowed him down a little bit," McCrimmon said.

Carrier is an unrestricted free agent this upcoming season. He has scored five goals with two assists this season.

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