Report: Wings offering Tatar $4.1M per season

The Detroit Red Wings have come up with their number for Tomas Tatar, and according to Sportsnet's Elliote Friedman, that figure is just a bit short of what the winger is asking for.

As Friedman reports, Detroit is willing to pay Tatar $4.1 million annually. However, Tatar is seeking $5.3 million per season after leading the offensively challenged Wings in 2016-17 with 25 goals.

Last week, it was reported that Tatar's camp was also seeking a seven-year deal, with the Wings unwilling to go past five. The extra two years being sought by the 26-year-old Slovak are somewhat eyebrow-raising, given his failure to live up to initially high expectations coupled with his mediocre offensive output (he's fallen short of the 50-point plateau in each of the last two campaigns).

Tatar is a restricted free agent and filed for arbitration July 5.

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