Detroit Red Wings left wing Tomas Tatar filed for salary arbitration with the club last week, and the Slovakian winger may not wear the winged wheel for much longer. Tatar told a Slovakian outlet that he has not made much headway in negotiations with the Original Six franchise, and will likely leave the club next summer as an unrestricted free agent if he agrees to a one-year-deal, according to a translation from Kukla’s Korner:
"Detroit offered me a contract, and even with a few options--for a year, or four or five. We're still talking about the length, and of course, the financial amount of the contract.