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Contract Termination: Tomas Plekanec

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I saw this. Good for him as he got his 1000 games in the NHL. I wish him all the best in the future.
 
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Victorius said:
Bergevin has made many mistakes (no surprise here) regarding his bottom-six lines. Signing Plekanec and Peca were useless signings. Putting De Larose on waivers and losing him for nothing was another one.
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Signing Plekanec was a classy move not useless signings . It was the Habs organization paying respect to a player that played his whole career in Montreal and wanted to retire a Hab. A great move on M.B.'s part.
 
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But seriously, good luck or happy trails or something.
 
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Signing Plekanec was a classy move not useless signings . It was the Habs organization paying respect to a player that played his whole career in Montreal and wanted to retire a Hab. A great move on M.B.'s part.
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Did they pay respect to Markov ? Koivu ? Patrick Roy ? Chris Chelios ? Larry Robinson ? Guy Lapointe ? serge Savard ? Guy Lafleur ? Boom Boom Geoffrion ? Doug Harvey ?
 
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Pleky... :[

Its been fun bud, thx for all the memories. Always sad to see someone you've followed since day 1 of his career retire.
 
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WesMcCauley said:
Why buy him out?

On capfriendly faq site it says this about 35+ contracts:

«On a related note, over the previous couple years there has been significant confusion as to whether a buyout does or does not receive a cap benefit for 35-plus contract. The most recent understanding is that bought out 35-plus contracts do not receive a cap hit benefit, as is explained by Michael Russo. More details on this are available at the Buyout FAQ»
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The rules about a 35+ contract only apply if it's a multi-year contract.
 
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Well...the fact the guy's marriage was falling apart might help explain why he pretty much lost it over the last couple of years.


I remember, years back. when some Leaf fans made themselves look foolish claiming Kadri was better than Plekanec. Then, suddenly, Kadri was better than Plekanec. Then he was traded to Toronto and he was pretty much invisible during the rest of the regular season. When last season's playoffs rolled in, Plekanec reached deep and upped his game again...it was almost like Kadri's stupidity in getting himself suspended awoke something in him. Whatever it was, it didn't stay with him long. This season, he has looked bad.
 

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It was a respect signing. He out in close to a thousand games with the team, he was a big part of the team for years. They honoured him with it
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"respect signing" is that so? What happened to Markov's "respect signing"? A key player for the habs for the longest time, he had to sign in the KHL though, after exhausting all options with markyboi.

That was very RESPECTFUL too.
 
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"respect signing" is that so? What happened to Markov's "respect signing"? A key player for the habs for the longest time, he had to sign in the KHL though, after exhausting all options with markyboi.

That was very RESPECTFUL too.
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Contract was there, Markov thought he was worth more.
 
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Fire Sweeney said:
What a dumb signing.
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They were very thin at center and Plekanec was a player the organization knew well who wanted to come back.

Domi ended up being a huge surprise at centre and rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi also surprised and earned a spot at center pushing Plekanec out.

With a mutual contract termination, the Canadiens lose nothing and, as a bonus, Plekanec got to play his 1000th game as a Montreal Canadien.

What's dumb about it?
 
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Victorius said:
Did they pay respect to Markov ? Koivu ? Patrick Roy ? Chris Chelios ? Larry Robinson ? Guy Lapointe ? serge Savard ? Guy Lafleur ? Boom Boom Geoffrion ? Doug Harvey ?
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Sometimes circumstances make theses kind of moves impossible. When you have the chance to do it, you do it.
 
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Victorius said:
Did they pay respect to Markov ? Koivu ? Patrick Roy ? Chris Chelios ? Larry Robinson ? Guy Lapointe ? serge Savard ? Guy Lafleur ? Boom Boom Geoffrion ? Doug Harvey ?
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A lot of them, yes, they did.

Markov was offered a contract and turned it down. Koivu left as a free agent and it was a shame. Patrick Roy demanded a trade. Chelios was moved for off-ice issues that concerned then team President Ronald Corey. It was clearly a mistake.

Larry Robinson was clearly on the downside of his career and had no intention of leaving Montreal but was offered a 3-year contract by Los Angeles for a (then) whopping sum of $400,000 a season. GM Serge Savard wasn't going to match that offer and wished him well. Robinson has subsequently described it as the biggest regret of his career. Both Guy Lapointe and Serge Savard were allowed to leave to extend their careers and make some more money after the Canadiens were ready to move past them. Lapointe was traded for future considerations and was able to tack two more seasons onto his career while Savard announced his retirement but was persuaded to come out of retirement and join the Winnipeg Jets as a veteran leader when their then-GM John Ferguson - a former teammate of Savard's in Montreal - talked him into it. Two years later he retired again and moved directly into the Canadiens front office. Lafleur absolutely did not get paid respect as the organization refused to trade him because Savard, very early into his General Manger career (correctly) felt he would be tarred and feathered by the fanbase if he dealt Lafleur. Much like Savard, Boom Boom Geoffrion retired from the Canadiens and spent two years coaching before he returned to the NHL with the Rangers for two more seasons then later coached the Canadiens. Doug Harvey's trade out of Montreal was because of his role in the players union.

Other guys, like Steve Shutt, were traded away so they could extend their careers and then re-acquired by the organization so they could "retire" as Montreal Canadiens. The organization has a long history of treating their stars and long time veterans very well (Lafleur definitely being an exception), this is just another chapter in that legacy.
 
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FerrisRox said:
A lot of them, yes, they did.

Markov was offered a contract and turned it down. Koivu left as a free agent and it was a shame. Patrick Roy demanded a trade. Chelios was moved for off-ice issues that concerned then team President Ronald Corey. It was clearly a mistake.

Larry Robinson was clearly on the downside of his career and had no intention of leaving Montreal but was offered a 3-year contract by Los Angeles for a (then) whopping sum of $400,000 a season. GM Serge Savard wasn't going to match that offer and wished him well. Robinson has subsequently described it as the biggest regret of his career. Both Guy Lapointe and Serge Savard were allowed to leave to extend their careers and make some more money after the Canadiens were ready to move past them. Lapointe was traded for future considerations and was able to tack two more seasons onto his career while Savard announced his retirement but was persuaded to come out of retirement and join the Winnipeg Jets as a veteran leader when their then-GM John Ferguson - a former teammate of Savard's in Montreal - talked him into it. Two years later he retired again and moved directly into the Canadiens front office. Lafleur absolutely did not get paid respect as the organization refused to trade him because Savard, very early into his General Manger career (correctly) felt he would be tarred and feathered by the fanbase if he dealt Lafleur. Much like Savard, Boom Boom Geoffrion retired from the Canadiens and spent two years coaching before he returned to the NHL with the Rangers for two more seasons then later coached the Canadiens. Doug Harvey's trade out of Montreal was because of his role in the players union.

Other guys, like Steve Shutt, were traded away so they could extend their careers and then re-acquired by the organization so they could "retire" as Montreal Canadiens. The organization has a long history of treating their stars and long time veterans very well (Lafleur definitely being an exception), this is just another chapter in that legacy.
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To add to this, I remember the Canadiens, in the 70s and maybe 80s, giving an extra year salary to long-term players retiring.

I might be wrong because it's an urban legend, but I definitely remember this.
 

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Honestly a shame as a sens fan. Guy was a great player and classy, gotta think this stings and he's probably calling it a career
 
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