The Seattle Kraken announced on Saturday that the team acquired veteran winger Tomas Tatar in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche. Kraken will send a fifth-round selection in 2024 to Avalanche in exchange.
Tatar signed a one-year deal with Colorado in the offseason. He played 27 games in 2023-24, scoring one goal and dishing eight assists for a total of nine points.
While Tatar didn’t shine during his time with Avalanche, Kraken believes that a change of scenery can get him playing again as a player who had 48 points last season.
“Really skilled player. He thinks the game really well,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said about Tatar. “He has the ability to fit in with the way we want to play in terms of the pace and quickness we want to play with. We can think the game at that pace, for sure, and he can play with the puck at that pace as well.”
Tatar himself is ready for a new beginning and wants to help Kraken turn things around after a shaky start of the 2023-24 campaign.
“It’s a great restart for me. I’m very excited for the opportunity,” Tatar said Saturday. “Hopefully I can help out as much as I can.”
Tomas Tatar is currently in his 13th season in the NHL. He previously played with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and New Jersey Devils, among other teams. Tatar’s career NHL stats include 212 goals and 252 assists in 810 games.
