Zbynek Michalek now a Penguin: Signs 20 Million Dollar 5 Year Deal
by Travis Hair on Jul 1, 2010 10:30 AM MST
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Well it's official, Zbynek Michalek is leaving us for the Penguins. His 20 million dollar deal for 5 years is a solid one that's well deserved. It's just unfortunate that it couldn't get done here. While many seem to think it's not that big of a deal he absolutely ate up minutes for us last year. Everyone knows how much he gives up to block shots too. While it may be a good fit for Pittsburgh it's just painful to see him go elsewhere for really not that bad of a price.
Now the Coyotes need to focus on filling the hole his departure created. There aren't a lot of quality D Men available at the moment so we're going to have to rely on our existing guys to step up while we get another 5-6 guy most likely. While I wish all the best for Z, I do hope that he doesn't win a cup with the Pens.
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the Alt Capt of the Coyotes. Z was a good leader, tremendous player and the coyotes and fans will def miss his on ice performance as well as off ice.
There are two coyotes inside every fan, a good one and a bad one, so which coyote do you feed?
TOSS THE SNAKE, TOSS THE SNAKE!
Pensburgh reader here…
We’re glad to have him and Paul Martin. Our main problems outside of consistent PP production were defense and (to a lesser extent) our PK. Having Big Z seems to be the best thing to happen to us for a long time.
Just a question I’d like to get from the ground, does he do a lot for the Yotes on the PP?
Anyhow, good luck keeping Stempniak and great job running up Detroit in the playoffs. May that cheap bastard Reinsdorf (being a Bulls fan, I’d know) never take the team from Arizona.
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