Almost halfway through August, Tomas Tatar has still not signed a contract for next season. This is quite surprising, given the quality of player he is. We're talking about a forward who produces regularly, while being very responsible, as proven by the votes he received for the Selke Trophy last season. A few days ago, Elliotte Friedman mentioned that the Penguins were interested in Tatar, but we haven't heard anything since. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>That's not all folks! Late night update: Per Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet Central tonight- he thinks Pittsburgh targets a forward like Tomas Tatar <br><br>...Stay tuned.- Pens Report (@pensreport) <a href=https://twitter.com/pensreport/status/1688390220369006592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>August 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> Tomas Prokop, a Slovak informant with a fairly good reputation in the business, spoke to the former Canadiens forward in Slovakia. Although Tatar didn't give any specific details, he did give some hints. <q>Tomas Tatar admitted he was in intensive talks with several clubs. It will probably be a one-year contract; he didn't reveal anything specific, he smiles when asked about Pittsburgh.</q> So we shouldn't worry about his short-term future in the league. Although the Penguins are a fairly aging team, adding Tatar would definitely be in their plans. To be continued. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=und dir=ltr>Tomáš Tatar priznal, že je v intenzívnejších rozhovoroch s viacerými klubmi. Pôjde zrejme o ročnú zmluvu, neprezradil nič konkrétne, pri otázke na Pittsburgh sa usmial.- Tomáš Prokop (@Lewysko) <a href=https://twitter.com/Lewysko/status/1689375015051890688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>August 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>