LAS VEGAS --Alex Tuch first heard about it on Twitter. Then, on June 21, while watching the NHL Expansion Draft on TV, he found out it was official: He had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights by the Minnesota Wild.
It was a somewhat stunning turn of events for the 21-year-old forward, considering defensemen Matt Dumba and Marco Scandella, and veteran center Eric Staal, were left unprotected by the Wild.
Golden Knights expect big things from Alex Tuch
Forward hoping to show Vegas he was worth acquiring in trade with Wild
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