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Size isn’t a problem with Habs, Plekanec says

Hockey Inside/Out | Montreal Gazette — Do the Canadiens need to get bigger? That’s a question Tomas Plekanec has heard many times while a member of the Canadiens. “Every year? For the last 10 years?” he replied with a grin Saturday as he cleared out his ...

Montreal Canadiens May 14, 2013

Ottawa Senators versus Pittsburgh Penguins preview: line match-ups

Silver Seven — In the first round, we looked at how the Senators and Canadiens might match lines, so before we get to the second round, let's recap the first round to see how reality matched up with the predictions. Tomas Plekanec did indeed play the majority of his 5-on-5 ice time against Erik Karlsson (60%) and Marc Methot (57%). Alex Galchenyuk played the plurality of his ice time against Sergei Gonchar (44%) and Jared Cowen (39%). David Deshernais's most common defensive opponent was Chris Phillips (47%) but neither Eric Gryba or Patrick Wiercioch were the second most as both players missed tim...

Ottawa Senators May 14, 2013

Stubbs: Plekanec says size not a problem

Montreal Gazette — “I think somebody once said we were missing size and all of a sudden everybody started to think, ‘That’s it.’ I don’t think so," Tomas Plekanec said. "My opinion is we’re a good, quick team."

Montreal Canadiens May 13, 2013

‘It’s going to be an exciting series,’ Habs’ Plekanec says

Montreal Gazette — The Canadiens-Senators series may not be the playoff matchup you were hoping for, but Tomas Plekanec predicts it will be a compelling one. “It’s a Canadian matchup. We’re two hours away from each other. ... A lot of fans on both sides are going to be at the games,” Plekanec said after the Habs’ practice Tuesday in Brossard.

Montreal Canadiens April 30, 2013

Canadiens at Sabres - Second Period Thread

Habs Eyes On The Prize — SCORING SUMMARY 1ST PERIOD 06:43 MTL B. GIONTA (12) WRIST - ASST: T. PLEKANEC (16) AND R. BOURQUE (6) 1 - 0 MTL 10:27 MTL A. GALCHENYUK (6) BACKHAND - ASST: M. RYDER (17) 2 - 0 MTL PENALTY SUMMARY 1ST PERIOD 06:47 BUF PATRICK KALETA : FIGHTING - 5 MIN (BRANDON PRUST) 06:47 MTL BRANDON PRUST : FIGHTING - 5 MIN (PATRICK KALETA) 07:52 BUF ADAM PARDY : HOLDING - 2 MIN (MICHAEL RYDER) Beautiful passing from Rene Bourque, Tomas Plekanec, and Michael Ryder has the Canadiens up 2-0 over the Sabres after 20 minutes of play. Even better? The crowd was booing the Sabres a bit after a particul...

Montreal Canadiens April 12, 2013

Liveblog: Canadiens 2 – Sabres 0 after one

Hockey Inside/Out | Montreal Gazette — For the 28th time in 40 games, your Montreal Canadiens opened the scoring. Brian Gionta completed a tic-tac-toe passing play with linemates Tomas Plekanec and Rene Bourque. Not four minutes later, Michael Ryder won a puck battle along the boards behind Ryan Miller and Alex Galchenyuk, who is on fire, used his great hands to tip in his sixth of the season and third in five games. Canadiens outshot the Sabres 15-7 and could have had a few more. That said, Peter Budaj was sharp on a few good Buffalo chances.

Montreal Canadiens April 11, 2013

Canadiens' Bourque Ready For Larger Load

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Rene Bourque will skate on the second line Thursday night with Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta, the Montreal Gazette reports.

April 11, 2013

Canadiens' Bourque Moves Back To Original Line

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Rene Bourque started Tuesday night's game against Washington on the fourth line, but was moved in-game to the second line with former mates Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta, the Montreal Gazette reports.

April 10, 2013

Canadiens' Plekanec (Groin) Returns

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Tomas Plekanec (groin) returned to the Montreal lineup Saturday night after missing one game due to a groin injury. He had two shots on net and an assist on the game-winning goal in Montreal's 2-1 win over Boston.

April 7, 2013

Habs' Plekanec (Groin) Will Play Saturday

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Tomas Plekanec (groin) will play Saturday against the Bruins, Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette reports.

April 7, 2013

Canadiens vs Bruins - Second Period Thread

Habs Eyes On The Prize — SCORING SUMMARY 1ST PERIOD 06:49 MTL A. GALCHENYUK (5) WRIST - ASST: B. PRUST (6) AND P. SUBBAN (21) 1 - 0 MTL PENALTY SUMMARY 1ST PERIOD 01:56 BOS ANDREW FERENCE : ROUGHING - 2 MIN (FRANCIS BOUILLON) 01:56 MTL FRANCIS BOUILLON : ROUGHING - 2 MIN (ANDREW FERENCE) 19:21 BOS MILAN LUCIC : CROSS CHECKING - 2 MIN (TOMAS PLEKANEC) So there's some good news coming out of the period, with the Habs starting the second up 1-0 and on the powerplay because Milan Lucic is dumb, but there's also some bad news. Alexei Emelin left the first period with an injury that didn't look minor after trying ...

Montreal Canadiens April 6, 2013

Canadiens vs Bruins - Third Period Thread

Habs Eyes On The Prize — SCORING SUMMARY 1ST PERIOD 06:49 MTL A. GALCHENYUK (5) WRIST - ASST: B. PRUST (6) AND P. SUBBAN (21) 1 - 0 MTL 2ND PERIOD 00:57 MTL PPG - M. RYDER (16) TIP-IN - ASST: P. SUBBAN (22) AND T. PLEKANEC (15) 2 - 0 MTL 07:10 BOS D. PAILLE (7) TIP-IN - ASST: J. BOYCHUK (5) 2 - 1 MTL PENALTY SUMMARY 1ST PERIOD 01:56 BOS ANDREW FERENCE : ROUGHING - 2 MIN (FRANCIS BOUILLON) 01:56 MTL FRANCIS BOUILLON : ROUGHING - 2 MIN (ANDREW FERENCE) 19:21 BOS MILAN LUCIC : CROSS CHECKING - 2 MIN (TOMAS PLEKANEC) 2ND PERIOD NONE All three goals tonight were on some nice bounces. But the game hasn't been wi...

Montreal Canadiens April 6, 2013

Galchenyuk Seeing Time At Center

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Alex Galchenyuk played center Thursday and could continue to fill in at the position while Tomas Plekanec (groin) is out of the lineup, the Montreal Gazette reports.

April 6, 2013

Habs' Plekanec Out Thursday

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Tomas Plekanec (groin) won't play Thursday against the Jets, Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette reports.

April 5, 2013

Baby Come Back (and other links)

Habs Eyes On The Prize — Intelligent, diligent, highly skilled, under-appreciated, essential, handsome, irreplaceable. These are the words that I've used to describe the recently injured Tomas Plekanec in my diary. He's the most important forward on the team and if he's out for an extended period of time, the Habs are simply not worth watching. Alright, so maybe I'm being a tad melodramatic given the situation. Plekanec sustained a groin injury yesterday and has been classified as day-to-day by the Canadiens medical staff. He's doubtful for tonight's game against the Winnipeg Jets and questionable for Saturda...

Montreal Canadiens April 4, 2013

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Tomas Plekanec Photos

  • Ottawa Senators versus Pittsburgh Penguins preview: line match-ups
    In the first round, we looked at how the Senators and Canadiens might match lines, so before we get to the second round, let's recap the first round to see how reality matched up with the predictions. Tomas Plekanec did indeed play the majority of his 5-on-5 ice time against Erik Karlsson (60%) and Marc Methot (57%). Alex Galchenyuk played the plurality of his ice time against Sergei Gonchar (44%) and Jared Cowen (39%). David Deshernais's most common defensive opponent was Chris Phillips (47%) but neither Eric Gryba or Patrick Wiercioch were the second most as both players missed tim...
  • Stubbs: Plekanec says size not a problem
    “I think somebody once said we were missing size and all of a sudden everybody started to think, ‘That’s it.’ I don’t think so," Tomas Plekanec said. "My opinion is we’re a good, quick team."
  • Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson makes a save against Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec (14) during the first period of Game 5 first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Thursday, May 9, 2013 The Associated Press
    Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson makes a save against Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec (14) during the first period of Game 5 first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
  • Montreal Canadiens goaltender Peter Budaj, right, reacts with fellow players Josh Gorges, left, and Tomas Plekanec after being scored on by the Ottawa Senators during the third period of Game 5 first round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Thursday, May 9, 2013 The Associated Press
    Montreal Canadiens goaltender Peter Budaj, right, reacts with fellow players Josh Gorges, left, and Tomas Plekanec after being scored on by the Ottawa Senators during the third period of Game 5 first round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
  • Ottawa Senators' Kyle Turris (7) celebrates his goal on Montreal Canadiens goalie Peter Budaj as Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec (14) and P.K. Subban (76) look on during the second period of their Game 5 first round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal on Thursday, May 9, 2013 The Associated Press
    Ottawa Senators' Kyle Turris (7) celebrates his goal on Montreal Canadiens goalie Peter Budaj as Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec (14) and P.K. Subban (76) look on during the second period of their Game 5 first round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal on Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
  • ‘It’s going to be an exciting series,’ Habs’ Plekanec says
    The Canadiens-Senators series may not be the playoff matchup you were hoping for, but Tomas Plekanec predicts it will be a compelling one. “It’s a Canadian matchup. We’re two hours away from each other. ... A lot of fans on both sides are going to be at the games,” Plekanec said after the Habs’ practice Tuesday in Brossard.
  • Montreal Canadiens center Tomas Plekanec, front, waits to shoot as Raphael Diaz, left, Josh Gorges and Brandon Prust, right, look on during NHL hockey practice, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Brossard, Quebec. Montreal is scheduled to play the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs starting with Game 1 on Thursday. The Associated Press
    Montreal Canadiens center Tomas Plekanec, front, waits to shoot as Raphael Diaz, left, Josh Gorges and Brandon Prust, right, look on during NHL hockey practice, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Brossard, Quebec. Montreal is scheduled to play the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs starting with Game 1 on Thursday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
  • Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby makes a save against Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, April 20, 2013 The Associated Press
    Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby makes a save against Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, April 20, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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