Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar is expected to file for arbitration this afternoon.
It’s not an unusual practice for restricted free agents to do so, as it affords them a measure of rights, and his agent and the Detroit Red Wings can continue to negotiate while awaiting a hearing.
If it does go to arbitration, it would be a one-year deal because Tatar is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
Tatar is seeking a multi-year deal worth around $5 million annually.
Tatar, 26, has reached 20 goals in each of his last three seasons (and reached 19 in 2013-14).