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Zbynek Michalek News
Michalek has been recalled from Tucson (AHL) and will play on Monday.

Michalek has 14 points (6G / 8A) in 43 games with Tucson this season, but earned himself a late-season call-up and will make his season debut on Monday. The 34-year-old blueliner has 178 points (42G / 136A) in 781 career NHL games and this might be a move to allow the veteran to finish out his Coyotes career in an NHL uniform.

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The Coyotes have placed Zbynek Michalek on waivers.

Michalek, 33, has picked up just 29 points (8G / 21A) over the last three seasons and his physical brand of defence can be made up by a younger blueliner in Arizona. The Coyotes have an abundance of young defensemen and Michalek appears to be on the outside looking in.

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The Blues have acquired Zbynek Michalek and a conditional 2015 3rd round pick from Arizona for prospect Maxim Letunov.

Michalek has missed the last six games with a concussion, but he was expected to return to the ice later today, before he was dealt to St. Louis. Michalek is a great shot blocking defenseman and replaces the hole Roman Polak left when he went to Toronto. Michalek has eight points (2G / 6A) in 53 games this season.

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Michalek (upper-body) will not play on Monday.

Michalek did not travel to Colorado with the team because he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. With Michalek out, Brandon Gormley will be in the lineup and is expected to be paired with Oliver Ekman-Larsson. After tonight the Coyotes are off until Saturday, so Michalek could be ready to go by then.

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