Tension growing between Malkin and Penguins front office
Though the Pittsburgh Penguins were recently able to re-sign defenceman Kris Letang, the same does not appear to be happening for Evgeni Malkin.
The reason for contract talks going stale between the two parties is reportedly due to term, rather than the average annual value on the deal. Due to the talks going sideways, the 35-year-old has reportedly been venting his frustrations to his Penguins teammates.
«They think I'm not good anymore,» Malkin said, according to Rob Rossi of The Athletic.
While Malkin may no longer be the top five talent he was during his prime, he is still a very good player. Despite being limited to just 41 games this past season due to injury, he recorded 20 goals and 42 points. His production in the playoffs was solid as well, as he had three goals and six points in seven outings. Even with his solid play, however, it appears the Pens front office has made their minds up and will not be tinkering their current offer, which may very well result in Malkin becoming a free agent on July 13.
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YESTERDAY
APRIL 30, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Quinn Hughes | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Leo Carlsson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chris Kreider | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Troy Terry | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Matthew Boldy | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mavrik Bourque | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Connor Murphy | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Michael Bunting | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Carlson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Colton Dach | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Matt Duchene | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brock Faber | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Marcus Foligno | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kasperi Kapanen | - | 1 | 1 | |
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