On Friday morning, the Habs locked up their longest-tenured forward for another two seasons as Tomas Plekanec inked an extension worth $12 million for a cap hit of $6 million. According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the deal is somewhat frontloaded as he’ll reportedly earn $7 million in 2016-17 and $5 million in 2017-18. “He’s a real professional, and he’s a good example for young players”. They drafted him in the third round of the 2001 draft, he made his National Hockey League debut three years later and has been a key contributor for the better part of a decade with 503 points in 766 career games. Last season Plekanec finished second in team scoring behind now-captain Max Pacioretty with 26 goals and 36 assists for 60 points. Amazingly, he has only missed a total of 12 games due to injury in the last nine years. He has played in the World Championships eight times, winning silver in 2006 and bronze in both 2011 and 2012.
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Plekanec is now in the final year of a six-year, $30 million contract and would have been an unrestricted free agent at season’s end, per Spotrac.
