With Malkin seemingly out of the running...
Who are the new top rookies for this upcoming season?
Who are the new top rookies for this upcoming season?
With Malkin seemingly out of the running...
Who are the new top rookies for this upcoming season?
Oh really!?!?!
Or he could put up 8-13-21 playing on the fourth line.I think it could happen. He is either Bust or 70 points this year.
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Did you miss the eighty or ninety multi-page threads on at least ten boards here at HF or what?
Agent: Malkin wants to play in NHL now
Posted: 8 hours ago
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Evgeni Malkin still wants to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins as soon as possible, his agent said Monday, even though Malkin's Russian team announced the star forward has renegotiated his contract and plans to stay out of the NHL for another season
http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/5852720
You apparently missed the important part of that.
What did I miss? Malkin being out of the NHL next year is not the slam dunk that this thread implies. The stories are very conflicted and Malkin himself, and his agents, specifically are saying that things that conflict with what Malkin's russian team is saying.
I know Pittsburgh is heartbroken, but denial is the last way to cope with this.
What did I miss? Malkin being out of the NHL next year is not the slam dunk that this thread implies. The stories are very conflicted and Malkin himself, and his agents, specifically are saying that things that conflict with what Malkin's russian team is saying.
If it is true as rumored that Malkin has signed another contract, then why is there any speculation left about what his status will be for next season? If his RSL club was willing to void his initial deal for one more year with him, then they're going to get one more year with him. It's pretty cut and dry.
If they tore up his contract and he signed another one, then which means more his actions or his words? Malkin is saying the right things to not alienate his fans in Pittsburgh, but his actions are indicative of a person more torn about coming over to the NHL next year.
Malkin's agents have said clearly and unequivocably that they are doing everything in their power to get him to Pittsburgh this year.
Malkin saga takes another turn
Agent: Ignore reports of new deal in Russia
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06220/711897-61.stm
and
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_465151.html
The Globe and Mail has said that the deal was a mere backup if Malkin could not get out so that he had somewhere to play this year, no more:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060807.malkin08/BNStory/Sports/Hockey/
I personally have no clue how this will play out. But to say that it is a slam dunk that he is in Russia next year is ignoring all evidence of the opposite possibilty and would be as wrong as someone saying that he is definately coming to the NHL next year. No one knows, the reports pretty much conflict, and various parties are spinning the issue. I have no clue how anyone can take a definitive position on this right now.
I just read in the Latvian press that Malkin's club wants at least 2M for his transfer while Pittsburgh is willing to pay 200k. So, Malkin wants to play in the NHL, his club - doesn't.