Zbynek Michalek and Paul Martin Help the New Pittsburgh Penguins Get Defensive

July 2nd, 2010 by Amber Alexander Leave a reply »
When about 15 minutes after noon went by, I refreshed twitter at work and saw about eight tweets discussing that Sergei Gonchar had been traded to Ottawa for a three-year deal. 

My immediate thought was "Our season is over." 

When the season ended, I immediately realized how many free agents we had. I knew we were going to lose players, that's a given. What I didn't expect was how many players we would be losing.

This whole summer I thought Gonch would be back, along with Eaton and Guerin. Now Gonchar is gone and Eaton and Guerin might be following suit.

Then 15 minutes after the Gonchar news, Shero once again proved that he was the best GM in the NHL. 

Signing Zbynek Michalek and Paul Martin? Are you kidding me? That is heaven.

It made the sting of losing Gonch easier to deal with.

Josh Yohe quoted Michalek as being excited for a new chance. 

"It was kind of a no-brainer for me," Michalek said. "Let's be honest, the situation in Phoenix is unstable. Getting a chance to come here, with a new arena, a team that's always contending for a championship, having Mario Lemie ...

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