The Montreal Canadiens announced that centre Tomas Plekanec has a lower back injury and won’t be joining the Canadiens in Ottawa for their Saturday evening game against the Senators.
Medical update: Tomas Plekanec (lower back injury) will not make the trip to Ottawa. David Schlemko (knee) and Shea Weber (knee) will also remain in Montreal to continue their rehab program.
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The Habs also added that David Schlemko, who was hurt in pre-season, along with the sidelined Shea Weber, will continue to rehab in Montreal.