By now, you’ve likely heard the developments of forward Tomas Tatar and his contract negotiations with the Red Wings. If you haven’t, here’s a quick tl;dr for you — the Wings have reportedly tabled Tatar a contract with a few different options ranging anywhere from one year to five years. According to Tatar, the talks have stalled out as they await salary arbitration. Tatar has said that if he gets a one-year deal through arbitration, it will very-likely be his last season in Detroit.
Obviously the Red Wings want to keep Tatar. He’s been a consistent 20-goal scorer for them over the past four years, he’s still young, and getting rid of a goal-scoring winger isn’t exactly something this anemic team has business doing.