The Montreal Canadiens had several players asked to suit up for their country at the World Championships. Most of them kindly declined the offer, but left winger Tomas Tatar jumped at the chance to continue his hockey season.
Tatar was acquired by the Habs a year ago in the Max Pacioretty trade. Things hadn’t exactly worked out for Tatar in his short stint with the Vegas Golden Knights. He scored just six points in 20 games after being acquired from the Detroit Red Wings. He did finish the season with exactly 20 goals, which was the fourth straight year he reached the mark.