I love Tatar, but this trade is already a huge win asset wise, especially given the direction of our team. Tatar at 5ish million for a few years wouldn't be a bad contract in a vaccum, but would limit mobility.
Miss the guy all the same though.
I love Veleno.
I think Mastrimone has some nice upside.
But let's let one of them actually do something before we call it a win.
Tatar at $4.75M - scoring a career high 58 points playing 16 minutes a night.
And check out those 5 on 5 numbers.
1.11 goals/60 is a terrific number. (3rd on MTL) (AA led Detroit at 1.22)
2.66 points/60 is a terrific number. (3rd on MTL) (Bertuzzi led Detroit at 2.14)
58.93 CF% is Datsyukian. (2nd on MTL) (Mantha led Detroit at 54)
Career wise...
Tatar's 1.11 goals/60 was his second best, behind the 1.14 he scored in 13-14.
Tatar's 2.66 points/60 was his career best by a mile.
58.93 CF% is his tied for his best ever (playing more than 20 games), trying 14-15.
His GF% was 64.52 - another Datsyuklan number, beating his career bests (when playing next to Datsyuk)
I don't know of Montreal has a bad powerplay or what.
But Tatar, even if he backslides at 5 on 5, should be able to maintain his overall stats with just a bit more production on the PP.
I probably only watched five Montreal games last year, so I can't say this with authority. But Tatar's stats make it look like he's EXACTLY the kind of player we hoped he'd be after his promising start.