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Tomas Tatar traded to Las Vegas

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 MiHockey Staff

By @MichaelCaples –

The Red Wings are certainly shaking things up, with a big name being sent in the final minutes of the 2018 NHL trade deadline.

Tomas Tatar has been traded to the Las Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a 2018 first-round draft pick, a 2019 second-round pick and a 2021 third-round pick.

Tatar, 27, has spent his entire NHL career with the Red Wings. A 2009 second-round pick, Tatar has played in 407 games with Detroit, with 222 total points to his name.

OFFICIAL: The #RedWings today acquired a first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for LW Tomas Tatar. pic.twitter.com/5djK4Lzpzi

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 26, 2018

Tatar was in the midst of his fifth full NHL season after three seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins.