UPDATE: Tomas Plekanec has cleared unconditional waivers, and will now have his contract bought out. His NHL career will come to an end, and he will resume his playing career back in Europe.
On Tomas Plekanec, he’ll be back in Czech Republic in the middle of next week and will finish the season in Europe. 7 teams already contacted him.
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) November 11, 2018
The Montreal Canadiens have placed veteran Czech centre Tomas Plekanec on unconditional waivers in what will be the start of terminating Plekanec’s contract with the Canadiens.