Zbynek Michalek News

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.

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.

Michalek is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, which means that Klas Dahlbeck will return to the lineup in Colorado. Michalek should be considered questionable for Wednesday’s game in Toronto.

Michalek missed Saturday’s game with an illness, but he was back on the ice on Monday, which suggests that he will be in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Predators. If Michalek returns, look for Stefan Elliott to come out of the lineup.

Michlaek missed Saturday’s game but was back at practice on Monday. The veteran blueliner’s injury was not believed to be serious and he should be back in the lineup on Wednesday in Arizona.

Michalek was held out of Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury. The veteran blueliner’s injury is not believed to be serious—he should be back in the lineup on Wednesday in Anaheim.

Michalek missed the first five games after being acquired from the Coyotes at the deadline. He has not played since February 14th because of a concussion, but will make his Blues debut tonight on the second pair with Jay Bouwmeester.

Michalek returned to the ice over the weekend and skated again on Monday. He will need to return to practice before his Blues debut is imminent, but he is progressing well.

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.

The Coyotes are trying to deal Michalek and his concussion is making that extremely difficult. He will miss his fifth straight game when the Yotes take on the Rangers tomorrow.

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.

There was no word why Michalek was not on the ice for the morning skate. He is not believed to be battling an injury, however he is believed to be on the move before the trade deadline. Expect an update ahead of tonight’s game in Colorado.

Michalek is expected to miss a second straight game with an upper-body injury. He has missed four of the last seven games, but should be ready to go when the Coyotes return to play after the All Star break.

Michalek missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but will return tonight vs. the Sharks. Brandon Gormley, who is dealing with a lower-body injury will come out of the lineup.

Michalek is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. There was no word on when he suffered the injury, but he will be held out of tonight’s game vs. Winnipeg. Monitor his status leading up to Saturday’s game.

Michalek has been out of the lineup since December 17, missing 13 games in that span. Michalek will skate with with David Schlemko tonight. He has four assists and a plus-10 rating in 24 games.

The Coyotes have recalled Rostislav Klesla to fill out the 23-man roster. Expect Derek Morris to slide back into the lineup tonight against the Maple Leafs.