franck5890 Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app?page=Pla...mp;service=page Position: Centre Shoots: Left Height: 5' 10" Weight: 194 Born: 31 Oct '82 Born in: Kladno, Czech Republic Drafted: Montréal's 3rd round choice, 71st overall, in 2001 Acquired: 4th pick (71), 2001 NHL Entry Draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Bring back Super Pleki! with 25+ goals, antennas, turtleneck, goatie and super smile included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialboyMikey Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Would be nice wouldnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Well, three of the accessories of the all included package has already made an appearance: a smiling Pleki was at the training centre in brossard today wearing his turtleneck and of course the perfectly trimmed goatie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee_mtl Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Bring back Super Pleki! with 25+ goals, antennas, turtleneck, goatie and super smile included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabbiesMan Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 LETS GO PLEKIII! u crafty fwd you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 YAY! I'm not the only one who is nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 If he repeats his abysmal performance we're going to be very hard pressed to make the playoffs once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 If he repeats his abysmal performance we're going to be very hard pressed to make the playoffs once again. If he posts 50 or more points and is able to keep his linemates productive, we'll be fine. One thing that should help him out is that he is unquestionably not our first-line center this season. Last year, there were heavy expectations that he'd be the number 1 guy following his breakout 07-08 season. At this point, it should be clear that Pleks, when on his game and confident, is a good second-line center, nothing more. No top unit PP time, no top D matchups. He shouldn't have to win games for us. All he's got to do is be a consistent secondary scorer, which shouldn't be a problem given the quality of his potential linemates (Gionta, Lats, SK, or whoever else winds up on the second line). Also, I think Pleks plays the kind of responsible two-way game that Martin likes. I'm sure he'll play well enough to go somewhere else for big money next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risteenhuis Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 30+ goals this season for Montreal. Then the only problem will be re-signing him for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 30+ goals this season for Montreal. Then the only problem will be re-signing him for next season. lol it would be nice but if he scores 20 and doubles his assist total from last year I'll be ecstatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habcore Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 MMW Pleks will thrive under Martin's system, can't wait to watch it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 lol it would be nice but if he scores 20 and doubles his assist total from last year I'll be ecstatic. It'd be even nicer if he nets 30! Which is definitely possible, but none-the-less unlikely, in my opinion. I'm just hoping he rebounds and gives us good production and defence for one more season. I'm assuming he is going to leave afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 lol it would be nice but if he scores 20 and doubles his assist total from last year I'll be ecstatic. Yeah, agreed. Let's not crush Pleks with unrealistic expectations. He's a good second-line center, nothing more. If we get 55 points out of him, I'll be happy. Anything more than 55 and I'll be delighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2VP Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 I'm not overly confident about Plekanec. He topped out two seasons ago, and will most likely be a 40 point player his entire career. Looking at his pre NHL stats in appears that he's a 2nd-3rd line player. If he gets 20 goals, I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357908_1475251331 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Yeah, agreed. Let's not crush Pleks with unrealistic expectations. He's a good second-line center, nothing more. If we get 55 points out of him, I'll be happy. Anything more than 55 and I'll be delighted. geeze-- again i don't think you quite understand the nature of kovy and it forces you to underestimate pleks. the sax should almost be banned- made illegal- for one has to be so good at it for it to make any sense musically, and kovy kept it and his playing of it as a treasure! wow you're easy weeps. lol flunk somebody once. LOL just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtrax Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 geeze-- again i don't think you quite understand the nature of kovy and it forces you to underestimate pleks. the sax should almost be banned- made illegal- for one has to be so good at it for it to make any sense musically, and kovy kept it and his playing of it as a treasure! wow you're easy weeps. lol flunk somebody once. LOL just kidding. I only understand about a quarter of this, but as always, entertaining, my friend! Are you saying you think Plekanec is more than a second-line player? Fair enough, and I guess we'll see this season, but outside of that one great 07-08 season, Pleks has never even broken the 50-point plateau. Is he the guy I want to turn to in critical situations? Not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357908_1475251331 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 I only understand about a quarter of this, but as always, entertaining, my friend! Are you saying you think Plekanec is more than a second-line player? Fair enough, and I guess we'll see this season, but outside of that one great 07-08 season, Pleks has never even broken the 50-point plateau. Is he the guy I want to turn to in critical situations? Not really. give him a chance--his surge last year in trying times shows me at any rate he has more willingness than most his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habcup Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 give him a chance--his surge last year in trying times shows me at any rate he has more willingness than most his age. I agree, he needs to grab his chances and make the best to prove his worth. The real question is do we think that last year's performance was the odd year or the we think th eyear before was the odd year. I think, it could be a little of both, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357908_1475251331 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 no i mean i know that he can't do it by himself, but once he gets behind the net, it the d could just pinch in the right way... i just can't accept them sitting on their heels out there. gorges isn't there yet-- tort like nervous-- but that's why i wanted oduya so bad.. there is some need for speed altogether on the d. so weeps you in fact in the final analysis might be right, that we can't expect that much from him, but i'd still give him the benefit of the doubt. quote me: well anyway that's the way i see it martin by the way looks like he knows he offense like a (oh my god- how do i get into these situations?) m o t h e ...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357908_1475251331 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 the other thing about pleks is that besides having kovy and his independent rhythm, my thinking is that kovy was 4-5% slower last year than two years ago, but pleks had 44 & 28 9hamr and gorges)for his d men so often and that pairing just was wrong. i think pleks was somewhat of a whipping boy- whether in his mind or did carbs think two czecks would actually be better i do not know, but i think pleks went a little mental. if you look back at play by play in the nhl's game summaries you will see that at least to start pleks was getting something done each and every time he had markov for his d, and then failure just got greater and greater as he got paired with bouillion and brisebois, and andrei when he had giveaways, and more and more blocked shots on his watch, and then it was higgins with kovy, and this and that... so... should be interesting if nothing else to see how pleks fares this year. i think he's at least as good as gomez though not quite as sure of himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownSugarl Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Of the (few!!!) returning players this year, Pleks is one who I really hope bounces back. He's been one of my favorites since he came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js2 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 I think he'll have a season similar to what he had two seasons ago but maybe a bit less depending on his ice-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bell75 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Plekanec is a funny one to me. Imo he's a skilled player and does pretty well most of the time in the regular season. He really has very little impact in the playoffs though. I am happy that he called himself out on his playoff play (I play like a little girl) a couple of years ago, at least he knows it and can somehow work toward overcoming it. But still, he does not produce like a #2 center needs to produce come playoff time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamesgal1 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 With pleks, gomez and laps we probably have close to the 3 fastest centers in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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