The right wing was mired in hockey obscurity before getting the call to set up home in Sin City, posting a plus/minus rating of -3 and being held without a point in six games for the Minnesota Wild in 2016-17 in his rookie year in the NHL.
However, and as is so often the case in both sports and in life in general, a change of scenery helped to get Tuch’s career off the ground as he truly blossomed in Vegas, recording 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points in 78 games, including an additional 10 points (six goals, four assists) in the postseason as the Golden Knights made a stunning run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017-18.