Despite a strong second season with the New Jersey Devils, Tomas Tatar’s future is up in the air on the heels of a poor playoff performance. Tatar signed a two-year deal with the Devils in the 2021 offseason. The Devils’ front office has a lot of decisions to make this offseason. One move that now seems unlikely is extending Tomas Tatar.
The veteran forward Tatar’s importance to this young Devils team should not be undermined. After a lackluster first season with the team in 2021-22, where he had 30 points, Tatar was determined to make an impact in 2022-23 in the pursuit of earning a new contract.