Tomas Plekanec still hoping to return with Canadiens

Tomas Plekanec hopes to be back with the Canadiens next season to play in his 1,000th career regular-season game in the NHL.
After playing 981 games with the Canadiens, the 35-year-old Plekanec was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Kyle Baun at this season’s NHL trade deadline in exchange for Kerby Rychel, Rinat Valiev and a second-round pick at this year’s NHL Draft. In 60 games with the Canadiens this season, Plekanec posted 6-18-24 totals and was plus-3. In 17 regular-se