Atlanta Thrashers left wing Evander Kane, right, collides with Montreal Canadiens center Tomas Plekanec, left, of the Czech Republic, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec...

...Andrei Markov (79) of Russia celebrates his goal with Mike Cammalleri (13), Marc-Andre Bergeron (47), Tomas Plekanec (14) of the Czech Republic and Andrei Kostitsyn (46) of Belarus during the first period of...

Montreal Canadiens' Travis Moen (32) is congratulated by teammates Tomas Plekanec of the Czech Republic, Ryan O'Byrne and Roman Hamrlik (44) of the Czech Republic after...

Montreal Canadiens head coach Bob Gainey stands behind Andrei Kostitsyn, left, Alex Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec, from Czech Repulic, and Gregory Stewart, right, during the final seconds of their 4-1 loss...

BUFFALO, NY - FEBRUARY 06: Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens skates against the Buffalo Sabres on February 6, 2009 at HSBC...

...Vesa Toskala #35 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks on as Ryan O'Byrne #3 and Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrate a first period goal during game action October 11, 2008...

...26, 2008; Montreal, QC, Canada; Philadelphia Flyers center R.J. Umberger (20) and Montreal Canadiens center Tomas Plekanec (14) during the 2nd period of game two of the 2008 NHL Eastern Conference Semi Finals...

...the Philadelphia Flyers shows off the glove after making a save off a breakaway attempt by Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2008...

MONTREAL - APRIL 12: Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens congratulates teammate Alex Kovalev #27 after Kovalev scored the overtime winning...

Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates after scoring a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during their...