Tomas Plekanec Is Soon To Be Released From The Montreal Canadiens!

Tomas Plekanec, with the Canadiens, was a decent center throughout his career and even when his 17-year old association with the organization is over. On Friday, Tomas Plekanec retired from the NHL as an active player.

The 36-year-old hockey center has been placed on unconditional waivers from Saturday after the Montreal Canadiens decided to terminate his contract.

This season Plekanec could score just one goal in three games. He had already missed nine because of a lower-back injury. He had been continuously practicing with the Canadiens for the past four days and was expecting to make a return.

But a difficult time was signaled earlier this week when Tomas sat down with Bergevin. The Canadiens is facing a roster crunch and as he says there is a change of dynamics towards “speed and youth”. Thus with younger players and their skills and developments to consider, a decision was made to break the tie with the veteran centre.

“Tomas will always be a part of the Canadiens family.”

said the Team Manager.

Source- CBC.ca

984 out of 1001 NHL games of Plekanec has come in the Canadien uniform. He was picked up in the third out of 2001 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He has also served as the assistant captain of the team from 2010-11 season to the 2018 campaign.

Plekanec has 608 points (233 goals, 375 assists) in the regular season and 53 points (18 goals, 35 assists) in 94 playoff games. He played the 1000th game on Bell Centre ice on Oct. 15 against the Detroit Red Wings, where he scored a goal, was named the first star and returned after two nights to prize his silver stick as the crowd thundered in applause and respect. Clearly, these are the moments he deserved after about 15 years of loyal service to the organization and even greater are the moments that fans desired to share with him.points, which include 375 assists and 233 goals.

Source- Eyes on The Prize

Source- NHL