The Chicago Blackhawks have reportedly been looking at some Detroit Red Wings players to make a playoff run. You heard that right. The teams are in separate conferences and the Red Wings 25 consecutive playoff appearance streak will likely come to an end. These appear to be good reasons to work together.
The names being thrown around to play LW with Toews and Hossa are Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar. Both players are about the same age with Nyquist being 27 and Tatar 26. Their numbers season to season are also quite similar with both players hovering around the 20 goal and 30 assist mark.
The biggest difference between the two is their contracts. Tatar is an unrestricted free agent following the season with only a $2.75m cap hit to Nyquist who is tied up trough 2019 with a $4.75m cap hit.
Both players would make a good fit but Tomas Tatar has game changing abilities that allow him to take over a game when he’s on. His contract would also allow the Blackhawks to use him as a rental if it doesn’t work out this season. For these reasons, Tomas Tatar would seem like a great move for the Blackhawks Playoff run.
Take every name you hear this time of year with a grain of salt, but I'm told #Blackhawks have at least sniffed around Nyquist and Tatar.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) January 21, 2017
