Zbynek Michalek News

There has been an awful lot of talk lately about the Penguins trading center Jordan Staal and, as has been noted in this space numerous times, it's certainly is possible they will be forced to do that eventually.

Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek underwent hip surgery Wednesday, the team announced.

Marc-Andre Fleury probably gets the biggest amount of blame for the Pittsburgh Penguins' ugly quarterfinals loss against the Philadelphia Flyers, but their defense had some egg on their faces too.

Zbynek Michalek #4 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during warm ups prior to the game against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on October 11, 2010 in Newark, New Jersey.

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Alex Ovechkin served a three-game suspension during the regular season for a head shot on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek that NHL VP of player safety Brendan Shanahan said was clearly charging.

Let's take a look back at a happier time. It might not be pertinent now, but the numbers from the Penguins series are still interesting.