The Montreal Canadiens have placed veteran Czech centre Tomas Plekanec on unconditional waivers in what will be the start of terminating Plekanec’s contract with the Canadiens.
Plekanec has been a longtime fan favourite in Montreal and recently played his 1000th NHL game. He was traded at the trade deadline last season to the Toronto Maple Leafs in return for Rinat Valiev, forward Kerby Rychel and a 2018 second-round draft pick (a pick that was used to pick Jacob Olofsson). Olofsson is the only player who remains in the organization as Valiev and Rychel were traded.