Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec (R) gets out of the way as Vancouver Canucks' Ryan Johnson falls to the ice during the first period of their NHL hockey match in Vancouver, British Columbia October 7, 2009.

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Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec, left, of the Czech Republic, and Vancouver Canucks' Steve Bernier collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec, left, from Czech Republic, blocks the view of Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, from Finland, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.

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A referee tries to split up Swedish Tony Martensson (C) clashing with Czech Tomas Plekanec (L) of Montreal Canadiens during a quarter-final game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Bern on May 7, 2009. Sweden won 3-1.

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Czech Tomas Plekanec (R) of Montreal Canadiens views with Swedish Johan Akerman during a quarter-final game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Bern on May 7, 2009.

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Belarus' Vladimir Denisov (R) and Alexander Riadinski (L) challenge Tomas Plekanec (C) of Montreal Canadiens during their Group F qualification round game at the 2009 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships on May 3, 2009.

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Czech Tomas Plekanec (R) of Montreal Canadiens views with Belarus' Vladimir Denisov during their group F qualification round game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Zurich on May 3, 2009.

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MONTREAL- APRIL 22: (L-R) Josh Gorges #26, Christopher Higgins #21, Tomas Plekanec #14 and Tom Kostopoulos #6 shake hands with Blake Wheeler #26, Phil Kessel #81, David Krejci #46 and Shawn Thornton #22 of the Boston Bruins after Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the...

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MONTREAL- MARCH 31: Brian Campbell #51 of the Chicago Blackhawks defends against Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game at the Bell Centre March 31, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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MONTREAL- MARCH 14: Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens picks up the loose puck in front of John Madden #11 of the New Jersey Devils during the game at the Bell Centre on March 14, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (C) celebrates his goal against New York Islanders with teammates Max Pacioretty (67) and Josh Gorges during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal March 12, 2009.

Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (L) celebrates his goal against Vancouver Canucks with teammates Josh Gorges (C) and Saku Koivu (11) during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal February 24, 2009.

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Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Markov, center, celebrates with teammates Andrei Kostitsyn, left, Tomas Plekanec, right, from the Czech Republic, and Alex Kovalev, of Russia, after scoring the second goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal...

Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (C) is congratulated by teammates Andrei Kostitsyn (46), Mathieu Schneider (24), Alexei Kovalev (27) and Andrei Markov (79) as scores on the Ottawa Senators during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal, February 21, 2009.

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Montreal Canadiens' Guillaume Latendresse, centre, is helped off the ice by teammate, Tomas Plekanec, left, after being checked by a Boston Bruins player during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Sunday, Feb. , 1, 2009.

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MONTREAL- JANUARY 15: Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators gets down to stop the puck on an attempt by Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on January 15, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2.

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BOSTON - JANUARY 13: Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens takes the puck against the Boston Bruins on January 13, 2009 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

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NEW YORK - JANUARY 7: Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens shoots the puck against the New York Rangers and at Madison Square Garden January 7, 2009 in New York City. The Canadiens defeated the Rangers 6-3.

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NEW YORK - JANUARY 7: Marc Staal #18 of the New York Rangers and Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens look to control the puck at Madison Square Garden January 7, 2009 in New York City. The Canadiens defeated the Rangers 6-3.

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NEW YORK - JANUARY 7: Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates the third period goal of teammate Andrei Markov #79 (not shown) as Michal Rozsival #3 of the New York Rangers skates off at Madison Square Garden January 7, 2009 in New York City.

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Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Markov, centre, is congratulated by teammates Tomas Plekanec, left and Andrei Kostitsyn after scoring the winning goal against the Florida Panthers' during a shootout in an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009.

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MONTREAL- DECEMBER 21: Tomas Plekanec #14 collides with Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens during the game against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Bell Centre on December 21, 2008 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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MONTREAL- DECEMBER 21: Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens digs for the loose puck in front of Joe Corvo #77 and Cam Ward #30 of the Carolina Hurricanes during the game at the Bell Centre on December 21, 2008 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec, center, from the Czech Republic, falls to the ice as Carolina Hurricanes' Ray Whitney (13) and Matt Cullen (8) give chase during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C. , Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008.

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RALEIGH, NC - DECEMBER 16: Goaltender Cam Ward #30 of the Carolina Hurricanes defends as Matt D'Agostini #36 and Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens attack the goal during the game on December 16, 2008 at RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.