Evgeni Malkin to miss at least the first 2 months of the season

[NoMessi]

He was just the 2nd best Pens forward in the playoffs. If anything he’ll probably be lights out this year. Especially playing for a big contract.

Who were better?

 

[orby]

It's gonna be really interesting to see what Malkin chooses to do next summer. I think he will want to re-sign with the Pens, and that they'll want to allow him to finish his career in Pittsburgh, but I don't know how much more his body is going to be able to take as he gets into his mid-thirties. If the Pens don't feel comfortable committing a respectable amount of money and term to him...who knows?

Who were better?

Arguably Carter, although I don't think I'd necessarily agree.

 

[NoMessi]

It's gonna be really interesting to see what Malkin chooses to do next summer. I think he will want to re-sign with the Pens, and that they'll want to allow him to finish his career in Pittsburgh, but I don't know how much more his body is going to be able to take as he gets into his mid-thirties. If the Pens don't feel comfortable committing a respectable amount of money and term to him...who knows?



Arguably Carter, although I don't think I'd necessarily agree.

Fair enough.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Malkin is already one of the all-time greats. Would have been interesting to see how many more awards and points he would’ve had over his career if not for the frequent injury problems he’s had to deal with.

 

[Richard]

It's gonna be really interesting to see what Malkin chooses to do next summer. I think he will want to re-sign with the Pens, and that they'll want to allow him to finish his career in Pittsburgh, but I don't know how much more his body is going to be able to take as he gets into his mid-thirties. If the Pens don't feel comfortable committing a respectable amount of money and term to him...who knows?



Arguably Carter, although I don't think I'd necessarily agree.

He's gonna resign for a lesser cap value for two years.

Letang on the other hand..... is going to be different.

 

[JianYang]

I guess the impact depends on Jeff Carter. I haven't seen alot of him in recent years but he's no spring chicken either. Thjs probably elevates his role while Malkin is out

 

[orby]

I guess the impact depends on Jeff Carter. I haven't seen alot of him in recent years but he's no spring chicken either. Thjs probably elevates his role while Malkin is out

Carter was insanely good for the Pens last year - like, unsustainably good. His shooting percentage was astronomical. There's no way he's gonna be scoring like that this year in any role, at least not for an extended period of time. But if Crosby comes back on time and Carter can at least be decent on l2, I think the Pens can at least stay in the playoff picture in Geno's absence.

He's gonna resign for a lesser cap value for two years.

I think something around 7 mil (7.1?) for 3 years would be ideal, at least from a marketing perspective, because it would set the stage for him and Sid to retire together after the 2026 season. Then again, Sid may want to keep playing, so who knows.

 

[Alex Jones]

I vote that we just sticky a "Penguins injury crisis" thread, because this happens every single year

 

[Gurglesons]

Who were better?

Carter. Scored 4 goals in six games.