Drafted in 2001, and joining the Montreal Canadiens’ AHL club in 2002, Tomas Plekanec has spent the better part of two decades donning some form of a Canadiens sweater. With that time comes a number of memorable moments for the Czech forward, from his first NHL goal to improbable short-handed tallies to end the season. Plekanec has seen pretty much everything there is to see during his NHL tenure, and here are just a few small samples of his time in Montreal.
It was a rough year for the Canadiens in 2012 as injuries, poor coaching, and a multitude of other factors led to one of their worst seasons of all time.