DETROIT - Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar filed for salary arbitration Wednesday, ensuring he will have a new deal with the club no later than early August.

Tatar is now precluded from receiving an offer sheet from another team.

Arbitration hearings take place from July 20 to Aug. 4 in Toronto, but Tatar more than likely will have a deal before then. The Red Wings rarely reach the hearing stage with a player, which can be unpleasant for both sides. Tatar and the club now have urgency to work out a deal.

Since Tatar would be eligible for unrestricted free agency in 2018, he can receive only a one-year deal through arbitration. The club, obviously, would prefer a longer term to buy into his unrestricted years.

Tatar's new deal is expected to be in the $5 million-a-year range, perhaps slightly higher. He earned $2.75 million last season, when he led the team with 25 goals.

Tatar has 75 goals and 147 points in 245 games the past three seasons. Gustav Nyquist, who makes $4.75 million a season, has 56 goals and 145 points in 240 games during the same time frame.

Tatar, 26, might not be ready for the start of training camp following off-season shoulder surgery, but general manager Ken Holland said he is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season on Oct. 5.

Defense prospect Robbie Russo, the team's only other arbitration-eligible player, did not file.

Forward Andreas Athanasiou is not eligible for arbitration, so there is less urgency to get a deal done quickly.

Forward Martin Frk, also a restricted free agent, was not arbitration-eligible, either.

Here is the complete list of players who filed for arbitration:

Arizona Coyotes

Jordan Martinook

Boston Bruins

Ryan Spooner

Buffalo Sabres

Nathan Beaulieu

Johan Larsson

Robin Lehner

Calgary Flames

Micheal Ferland

Colorado Avalanche

Matt Nieto

Detroit Red Wings

Tomas Tatar

Edmonton Oilers

Joey LaLeggia

Los Angeles Kings

Kevin Gravel

Minnesota Wild

Mikael Granlund

Nino Niederreiter

Montreal Canadiens

Alex Galchenyuk (player has since signed a new contract)

Nashville Predators

Viktor Arvidsson

Marek Mazanec

Austin Watson

New York Islanders

Calvin de Haan

New York Rangers

Jesper Fast (player has since signed a new contract)

Mika Zibanejad

Ottawa Senators

Ryan Dzingel

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Pittsburgh Penguins

Brian Dumoulin

Conor Sheary

St. Louis Blues

Colton Parayko

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tyler Johnson

Ondrej Palat

Vancouver Canucks

Reid Boucher

Michael Chaput

Vegas Golden Knights

Nate Schmidt

Winnipeg Jets

Connor Hellebuyck

The deadline for club-elected salary arbitration notification is Thursday at 5 p.m. ET.