Montreal Canadiens’ Tomas Tatar and Karl Alzner look to rebound
BROSSARD, Que. — Tomas Tatar and Karl Alzner are two different players — one a scoring winger, the other a bruising defenceman.
But they can relate to each other this season. Coming off challenging seasons, Tatar and Alzner both are in the same pressure cooker that is the Montreal Canadiens dressing room.
Alzner was part of last year’s team in Montreal that fell well short of the playoffs, while Tatar failed to make much of an impact with Vegas after getting dealt to the Western Conference champs from the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline.
“A few times last year we just said, ‘You know what? Bad game, let’s get over it,’ instead of actually getting to the root of the problem,” Alzner said as the Canadiens reported for medicals on Thursday.