The Detroit Red Wings have locked up Tomas Nosek, who made a brief appearance in the NHL this past season, with a two-year contract extension.
He will make $575,000 next season if he is with the Wings, or $175,000 with Grand Rapids in the AHL. He has one year left of waiver exemption. Nosek's salary for 2017-18 is $650,000.
Nosek, 23 -- who hails from the same hometown (Pardubice, Czech Republic) as Wings goaltending great Dominik Hasek -- played six games with the Wings after Christmas, going without a point in a mostly defensive role. In 70 games last season with the Griffins, Nosek had 15 goals and 15 assists for 30 points, below the 34 points he managed in just 55 games in his first year in the American Hockey League.