The Detroit Red Wings are continuing to negotiate contract extensions with key restricted free agents like defenseman Danny DeKeyser and forward Tomas Tatar, but nothing is "close" according to general manager Ken Holland.

"We’ve talked and continue to talk, but nothing close,” Holland told the Detroit Free Press on Friday.

"Tats is overseas, and I’m waiting to hear back [on our latest offer]," Holland continued. "On the DeKeyser front, we met them in early June. We talked briefly at the draft, and we haven’t really talked much in July. I’ve made what I think are pretty good offers. They haven’t really countered. We’re just in the waiting process."

The 23-year-old Tatar, who spent years marinating in classic Red Wings style in the AHL, had a breakout season during the 2013-14 campaign, scoring 19 goals and adding 39 points in 73 games with the Red Wings. Among Red Wings forwards, Tatar logged the fourth most ice-time at both even-strength and on the power-play.

The 24-year-old DeKeyser, meanwhile, played well in a second pairing role in his first full NHL season. Signed as an NCAA free agent in 2013, DeKeyser contributed four goals and 23 points in 65 games. The puck moving defender had excellent results last season, with the Red Wings outscoring their opponents by nine goals at even-strength, but posted the worst shot attempt differential among regular Red Wings defenseman.

The Red Wings, who have 21 players signed to one-way contracts and have roughly $8 million in cap space remaining according to capgeek.com, originally tendered qualifying offers to seven skaters, including Tatar and DeKeyser.

Of those seven RFA skaters, so far the Red Wings have only managed to get Riley Sheahan, and AHL players Mitch Callahan and Andrej Nestrasil under contract. Defenseman Adam Almquist will remain in Sweden this upcoming season, while the Red Wings continue to negotiate with Tatar, DeKeyser, and Landon Ferraro.

[H/T Kuklas Korner]