The Montreal Canadiens will announce the signing of Tomas Plekanec to a one-year contract at 12 noon EST, reports Pierre LeBrun.
As we speculated for a while now, the Canadiens will announce the return of Tomas Plekanec today once the market opens. One-year deal. He had some serious interest from Chicago, I believe, but returns to the Habs
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 1, 2018
The value of the contract in unknown at this time.
Plekanec returning to the Canadiens will give him the opportunity to hit two major milestones: 1,000 games in the NHL and 1,000 games with the Montreal Canadiens.