DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings not only will miss Tomas Tatar's scoring ability, they will miss his upbeat personality.
"Definitely going to miss Tats' laughter and just the way he is, a guy that everyone enjoyed being around," Niklas Kronwall said.
"First and foremost, he's a good friend of ours. He's been here for a long time. You get that kind of bond between guys. Definitely, his presence, we'll miss it for sure."
Jeff Blashill called Tatar "one of my favorite guys I've coached."
"He's an awesome, awesome person, comes in with a smile on his face," Blashill said.