— The NHL expansion draft stung the Red Wings — just not in the way many felt it would.
The expansion Vegas Golden Knights picked forward Tomas Nosek in the expansion draft Wednesday during the NHL Awards Show.
Nosek was chosen by the expansion team over NHL regulars such as goalie Petr Mrazek, defenseman Xavier Ouellet, and forward Riley Sheahan — three players largely being pegged as potential expansion picks by the Golden Knights.
But, instead, Vegas went after arguably one of the Red Wings’ top minor-league prospects, Nosek, who was expected to graduate to the NHL next season.