As much as I like Plekanec not sure he brings enough anymore to resign.

No !!!! Plekanek 3 millions !! We dont need him anymore...what he his doing in playoff ??

If i was going to bring back Plekanec, it would be on a 1 year 1 mil deal, he isn't worth more than that as a 4th line player. I don't agree with Montreal drafted Svechnikov due to the fact that montreal needs a true #1 center that they have been lacking since Koivu left. Tkachuk would bring a level of grit to the team to pair with Gally.

GRIT, how many points does grit score?

A lot when you're playing in the corners and on the forecheck instead of a dumb and chase but no board pressure. what made Koivu so good is that he could generate offense from below the goal line. Drouin and Gallgenyuk have the ability to get open from the wings but not one to get them the puck, Tkacuk will be that guy and he can do it from every where on the ice. Having Tkachuk on a line with Drouin and Gallgenyuk would allow any of the 3 to swap between wings and center and make it hard on the defense to keep up with them cause they can all produce from each side of the ice. It's why the Bruins top line of Pasternak - Bergeron - Marchand is so dominate, they can attack from each part of the ice. Montreal has lacked that for the last 3-5 years.

what you described isnt grit, its a tangible skill set

Plekanec gets to come back for 1 more year then retire. I know hes not worth 3m but what else are we going to spend our ridiculous amount of cap space on? He brings more off the ice as well. The younger players see him as a rolemodel

Tkachuk is a winger

A lot of sites have him has a C/LW