Tomas Tatar was traded to the Seattle Kraken by the Colorado Avalanche on Friday for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
The forward, 33, has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in 27 games this season for the Avalanche after signing a one-year contract with them Sept. 12.
“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.”
Tatar will make his Kraken debut when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; ROOT-NW, KCAL).
“Really skilled player. He thinks the game really well," Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. "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.”
Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round (No. 60) of the 2009 NHL Draft, Tatar has 464 points (212 goals, 252 assists) in 810 regular-season games with the Red Wings, Vegas Golden Knights, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Avalanche. He has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 52 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Also Friday, the Kraken recalled forward Shane Wright, the No. 4 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, from Coachella Valley and assigned forwards Tye Kartye and Marian Studenic to the American Hockey League affiliate.
Seattle placed forward Jaden Schwartz on long-term injured reserve Friday retroactive to Nov. 28. By being placed on LTIR, he will be out a minimum of 24 days and 10 games.
NHL.com independent correspondent Dan Greenspan contributed to this report
