Seattle generates the seven-time 20-goal scorer in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round draft choice
In a relocation targeted at reinforcing the Kraken lineup this season, the group obtained experienced wing Tomas Tatar in a trade with Colorado Friday, sending out a future fifth-round draft choose back to the Avalanche.
The deal’s dateline of mid-December is far ahead of the NHL’s early March trade due date when groups choose to be “purchasers” or “sellers” based upon the league standings and playoff races. Tatar is a tested objective scorer and suits the Kraken’s continuous requirement for depth scoring.
The Slovakia-born Tatar, 33, signed with Colorado this summer season after thinking about numerous NHL suitors. He has an objective and 8 helps on the season however has actually been getting less time on ice of late. He has actually notched 7 20-plus objective seasons in 11 complete NHL seasons, consisting of 3 straight years with his very first NHL group, Detroit. His Red Wings years consisted of a 19-goal season too and a career-high for 29 objectives (and 7 game-winning objectives) in 2014-15.
His production has actually been excellent over the last 5 seasons, with 2 banner years with Montreal in 2108-19 (25 objectives,