Rumor: Plekanec was being shopped, but teams were not interested.
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What about that other rumour about Plekky wanting out of Montreal because Subban was allowed this fat, long contract ? They don't seem to like each other. But... ????
This article is crap anyway. Unable to trade him and making him Captain,then....
This article is crap anyway. Unable to trade him and making him Captain,then....
LH : 
Photo par Azarius/flickr © Randy Cunneyworth, entraîneur-chef du tricolore, a annoncé sur l'heure du midi que le joueur de centre des Canadiens de Montréal, Tomas Plekanec, composera un trio ce soir en compagnie des avants Brad Staubitz et Ryan White. Il est à se demander si après le départ Andrei Kostitsyn, Plekanec ne deviendra pas le prochain souffre-douleur du tricolore.
Staubitz AND White, Carl!!!!!!!!!!
MasterDecoy
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Maybe because the asking prove was too much and not because teams didn't want him.
Either that article is high school material
Either that article is high school material
Habs 4 Life
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Give him two 30 goal scorers, 1st wave PP, let someone else handle tough match ups like Bergeron does for Krejci, or at least spread thing more evenly, and he gets back to 60-70 points easily.
But we've already discussed this.
For me, he is used too much for the physical attributes he has. They should play him no more than 18 minutes a game with less PP time. Hopefully, this year, Eller and Malhotra will pick up some PP minutes and face some of the bigger centres in the league.
Plekky is dead tired when Playoffs arrive.
Sterling Archer
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I don't know why everyone thinks it's so impossible to trade Plex.
It only makes sense that you'd have to trade Plex if they see Eller as his replacement but cheaper especially after he just signed a long term contract. If you can open up that much cap space and/or aquire a player to fill a hole we're lacking in, than why not trade Plex?
If you can get an E. Kane, Sharp etc. in the deal, I think you've made the club that much better and put us in a better position to compete for a Cup not to mention putting more onus on the kids to take more leadership role.
This line up isn't too bad and better than what we have right now IMO.
Patches - DD - Gally - Proven chemistry
Sharp/Kane - Chucky - PAP - Gives Chucky and opportunity with proven goal scorers and playmaker
Sekac/Bournival -Eller - Bork - Shown great chemistry last year, can swap Cakes with Weise if need be
Prust/Moen - Manny - Wiese - Might be our best 4th line in a long time. Clear what everyone brings, not a holding area for spare parts.
Moen Bournival extras
We have 4 defined lines. Top two both pose serious scoring lines, the 3rd line can check AND score and the 4th can do the same with more emphasis on checking/shutting down and less on offense but can still chip in.
Easily the most balanced our lines have been in a long time and with more depth in case of injuries. I dare say a team with this line up has Cup potential especially with Price at top form and our young defense maturing.
It only makes sense that you'd have to trade Plex if they see Eller as his replacement but cheaper especially after he just signed a long term contract. If you can open up that much cap space and/or aquire a player to fill a hole we're lacking in, than why not trade Plex?
If you can get an E. Kane, Sharp etc. in the deal, I think you've made the club that much better and put us in a better position to compete for a Cup not to mention putting more onus on the kids to take more leadership role.
This line up isn't too bad and better than what we have right now IMO.
Patches - DD - Gally - Proven chemistry
Sharp/Kane - Chucky - PAP - Gives Chucky and opportunity with proven goal scorers and playmaker
Sekac/Bournival -Eller - Bork - Shown great chemistry last year, can swap Cakes with Weise if need be
Prust/Moen - Manny - Wiese - Might be our best 4th line in a long time. Clear what everyone brings, not a holding area for spare parts.
Moen Bournival extras
We have 4 defined lines. Top two both pose serious scoring lines, the 3rd line can check AND score and the 4th can do the same with more emphasis on checking/shutting down and less on offense but can still chip in.
Easily the most balanced our lines have been in a long time and with more depth in case of injuries. I dare say a team with this line up has Cup potential especially with Price at top form and our young defense maturing.
You know...Plekanec isn't singlehandedly responsible for the teams ability to play effective 2 way hockey
Again...Plekanec's a good player, but he's also a player with diminishing skills (save the linemates excuse, I've heard/read it) and who's severely overrated by Habs fans IMO.
I'm sure if the Habs could find a trade partner and also get good value in return (even if I think Plekanec is overrated by many here, it doesn't mean he's not useful to the team), he'd be a goner.
I'm personally a big fan of how MB seems to be operating...there's a roster turnover, there's a shift in terms of giving our younger players more responsibility. I sincerely think that Lars Eller's contract spells the end of Plekanec in MTL, either in the short term or medium term.
Plekanec in Chicago would had made sense, but they signed Brad Richards and they have the young Finnish guy coming up soon (teuvo ???). Sharp can also play centre if needed.
E.Kane would make more sense, but the Jets might ask a very hefty price for him. They already have three good centres. Big Buff would be more affordable.
Maybe because he's good enough to win it???
Don't get me wrong, Plekanec is a very responsible 2 way player...but I don't think he's Selke level
But that's just me
I'm almost sure he doesn't...he doesn't exactly have great trade value because of optics (size, undrafted, etc).
He finished 7th in voting:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/ho...-the-voting-went-down-for-the-nhl-awards.html
That's pretty solid.
Plekanec is not a great offensive player but he is one of the best 2-way centers in the league.
I do believe his offense gets a little overrated but I also think his contribution overall, at times, gets under-appreciated. He plays very tough minutes for this team and does a lot of things that can't be measured by stats. I find too often people get hung up on offensive production, when in reality, hockey is a 200 ft game.
Plekanec might not be a #1 center but he is a damn good #2.
All that being said, I don't think it's crazy to think the Habs would explore trade options. However, I don't believe there wouldn't be interest. I also don't believe everything I read on the internet.
Sterling Archer
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The Habs have cap space so they can also take on more salary by taking a guy like Leddy on as well which would help the Hawks stay under the cap moving forward. As for the Jets, the price would be high but I have no idea what it would be but they could use a vet centre like Plex on that team. Edmonton is another team that could probably use a player like Plex, as would a handful of other teams around the league. I just used those two names for demonstration purposes and because they've been rumoured for some time.
If we managed to trade Budaj, we'd have even more cap space to take on more salary. The importance of that can't be understated. A few teams are well over the cap and need to get under it. A team willing to take on salary AND offer a quality 2nd line centre are not common.
In any case, just wanted to highlight that the rumor does have some merit to it and I think we might actually be a better team depensding on the player we get back, as it would in any other trade. In this case, we just might have the upperhand that allows us to take advanatage of a team that need to shed salary or a player that no longer fits in their plans. Both these cases historically have shown to be ideal trade candidates.
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