MONTREAL - Two key members of the Montreal Canadiens will be hitting a milestone tonight at home against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
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Tomas Plekanec will play his 600th NHL game - all with the Canadiens - and
celebrating with him is Josh Gorges who will play his 400th game as a Canadien.
Plekanec first wore the Habs jersey on New Years Eve 2003, when he was called up
from the Hamilton Bulldogs to play his first NHL game against the Dallas Stars.
It wasnt until the 2005-06 season that the Habs third round draft pick from 2001
became a permanent fixture with the club. Despite many trade rumours that
surrounded him throughout the years, Plekanec has been able to stay put. "The
Habs management has changed a few times over the years and Im happy that they
all have allowed me to stay with the Canadiens all this time," said Plekanec. He
attributes his longevity with the Canadiens to staying healthy, having good
teammates and linemates, as well enjoying the support of his parents. It was a
difficult way to end the off-season for Plekanec who lost his father at the end
of August. Being an only child, he remained in the Czech Republic a little
longer than usual to be with his mother, which is why he missed the Habs annual
golf tournament. Some may argue that Plekanec is one of the most underrated
players in the NHL, but the humble Plekanec doesnt think too much into that. "I
will let you guys decide that," he added. Unlike Plekanec, Gorges time with the
Habs didnt get off to the easiest start. "When I first got here I didnt think I
would play 50 games with the Canadiens," Gorges said on Saturday morning. In
February of 2007 the Habs acquired Gorges and a first-round pick, which they
later used to select Max Pacioretty, after trading Craig Rivet to the San Jose
Sharks. That trade is considered to be one of the best moves Bob Gainey made
during his time as general manager. At first Gorges had a difficult time
establishing himself, playing only seven games that season with the Habs. "If
you have the drive and motivation to accomplish something, that can propel you
further ahead," Gorges said on overcoming the adversity when he first came to
Montreal. The Kelowna, B.C. native has been happy with the way he has been able
to prove his worth to the organization, but knows theres still a lot of work
left to do. "You can never be satisfied, there is always another level that
could be reached," he said. Gorges would not comment on which team he thinks
benefitted the most from the 2007 trade, but said he is proud to play for the
Canadiens. "I always tell people when you play hockey at this level, you have to
experience what it is like to play for the Canadiens, there is no better place
to be and no better place to play," Gorges said with a proud smile on his face.
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the visiting managers office after his Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up yet another
sweep of one of the American Leagues most successful teams. "Were feeling good
right now," Gibbons said. "Were confident, and were playing good baseball. Were
rolling." Juan Francisco and Brett Lawrie hit consecutive home runs in the sixth
inning off Justin Verlander, and the Blue Jays completed their first series
sweep of the Detroit Tigers since 2004 with a 7-3 victory Thursday. The AL
East-leading Blue Jays have won 19 of 23, including sweeps of defending champion
Boston, AL West-leading Oakland and AL Central-leading Detroit. "Its a great
atmosphere -- weve got a lot of positivity in here," Lawrie said. "Everyone
likes to have fun, and everybodys comfortable with one another." J.A. Happ (5-2)
allowed three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings for Toronto. Casey Janssen
got the final out for his 10th save in 11 chances. He needed only one pitch to
retire Nick Castellanos on a line drive to left with two on. Melky Cabrera also
homered for the Blue Jays. Verlander (6-5) allowed six runs -- five earned --
and eight hits in seven innings. He walked four and struck out four. Toronto
scored three runs each in the fourth and sixth. "My fastball was great today,
but I just missed some off-speed pitches," Verlander said. "If I execute those
four or five pitches, this would have been a fantastic game. I feel like Im
turning the corner with the mechanical adjustments Ive made. I know the results
dont reflect that, but I felt great out there." With the score tied at 3,
Adam Lind drew a leadoff walk in the sixth. Francisco followed with a homer to
right, and Lawries drive to left made it 6-3. "Against a guy like that, you cant
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play, and it ended up being big for us." It was the 10th homer of the season for
both Francisco and Lawrie. Toronto has hit a major league-leading 87. The Blue
Jays won despite the absence of slugger Edwin Encarnacion, who missed the game
with a back issue. The Tigers are still in first place, but they should no
longer feel too comfortable after dropping 13 of their last 17. The last time
Detroit endured a 4-13 stretch spanned the end of the 2010 season and the
beginning of 2011, according to STATS. In 2011, of course, the Tigers began a
streak of three straight division titles theyre now hoping to extend. Detroit
scored twice in the third and once in the fifth, but the Blue Jays had an answer
each time. Ian Kinsler opened the scoring for Detroit with an RBI triple and
scored on Torii Hunters sacrifice fly. But Jose Bautista led off the fourth with
a flyball that Hunter and centre fielder Austin Jackson each seemed to expect
the other to catch. Hunter ended up trying to make the play at the last second,
and the right fielder was charged with a two-base error. The Blue Jays
eventually loaded the bases with one out, and Dioner Navarro hit an RBI single.
Erik Kratz followed with a two-run single to put Toronto ahead. Kinsler tied it
in the fifth with an RBI groundout, but Toronto took the lead back for good the
following inning. Cabrera capped the scoring with a solo shot in the ninth, and
he has 10 homers on the season as well. NOTES: Castellanos had three hits. ...
Bautista extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a first-inning single. ...
Detroit hosts the Red Sox on Friday night. The Tigers send LHP Drew Smyly (2-4)
to the mound against Boston RHP Rubby De La Rosa (1-0). ... Toronto hosts St.
Louis. Blue Jays RHP Marcus Stroman (2-0) takes on Cardinals RHP Lance Lynn
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