It's not too out of the ordinary for at least one player to check into the Shanaban Hotel following a slate of NHL games over the course of a weekend. However, having one player involved on both the receiving, and delivering end of a possible punishment by the NHL's Department of Player Safety is far more rare.
That will be the case for Pittsburgh's Zbynek Michalek, as both he and Washington's Alexander Ovechkin will have hearings with Brendan Shanahan on Monday, following their roles in questionable hits this weekend.
Both hits came during Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory in overtime on Sunday afternoon.
The first hit in question, came when Ovechkin launched himself at Michalek's head early in the second period. Ovechkin wasn't given a penalty on the play, but it's hard to imagine that he'll escape Shanahan's office without either some time in the press box, or, with his wallet slightly less heavier than when he walked in.
Michalek, on the other ...
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