Confirmed Signing with Link: [PIT] Penguins re-sign F Evgeni Malkin (4 years, $6.1M AAV)

[dasaybz]

Dude left a bunch of money on the table. Would have made much more in the open market in my opinion. Good for the pens. Loyal dude.

 

[DesertPenguin]

No I don't have a place in mind. But if feel like Gino would be an interesting add to a team going all for it.

Geno with Colorado would have been something.

 

[Pens x]

Hextall still needs to find a way to land another top 6 winger. So far, all he has done is re-sign a bunch of guys from a team that has lost 5 straight playoff series.

 

[Kimota]

Geno with Colorado would have been something.

lol yea it would be nice to see with all the skills they have. But they couldn't afford him.

 

[Extra Texture]

Geno and Hex, maximizing the drama up until the last second. Since 71, 87, and 58 will likely hang from the rafters one day, its only appropriate that the three of them finish their ride as trio.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Happened exactly the way I thought.

Geno was angry and was proving a point. Fans got pissed and started wanting blood with how things happened. Everyone is happy now.

Love ya Geno

 

[Canuckle]

Am I tripping? Malkin is still a point a game player, even in playoffs and y'all saying 4x6 is overpaid??? That's a steal on any team.

 

[Incognito]

Glad to see this. It's only right that Crosby, Malkin and even Letang all retire as career Penguins. It would just be uncomfortable to see any of them in anything other than the Pittsburgh black and gold.

 

[shills]

Don’t care. Love Geno. 87+71+58 forever

Yep — as much as letting the two of them go as free agents for a newer roster was intriguing, I’d rather watch them go out fighting together than any other way. And glad to hear that 87 had a big assist in it.

 

[Krimson]

No I don't have a place in mind. But if feel like Gino would be an interesting add to a team going all for it.

Like the Penguins?

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Am I tripping? Malkin is still a point a game player, even in playoffs and y'all saying 4x6 is overpaid??? That's a steal on any team.

Yea it's a great deal, his baseline is a ppg player. This year he's not coming off acl surgery and missing the first half of the season so I expect he'll be better anyway.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Where you at Rob Rossi!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin free agency | TSN

Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Brian Burke denied Tuesday that contract talks broke down with Evgeni Malkin because of term.

www.tsn.ca

Crying as he writes a new article about how management hates Geno and is trying to trade him before the preseason starts.

 

[KrisLeturnover]

You could argue the term is a bit tough, but that's solid from Hex.

 

[TheNumber4]

And here I thought the Pens were going to kick him to the curb after all that.

Wonder if Crosby signs 6.1M too in a couple years... bet he does.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

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You could argue the term is a bit tough, but that's solid from Hex.

That's the trade off for a decent cap hit; longer term than you'd like.

I'm good with all the signings since the window is the next 2 to 3 years anyways. Though I still want to see Hextall trim the fat (ie. Pettersson, Zucker, etc.) and use that money to upgrade the top six even more.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Impressed by the Pens, retaining a couple of their aging core pieces.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Holy shit was that ever cheap

that's a good deal for an (aging) superstar who's still PPG in his mid-30s ...

 

[vippe]

Never expected anything else, but it would have been cool to see Malkin sign on another team.

Good deal for Pens.

 

[Shocker]

Malkin has always been a little bit of a dramaqueen.

 

[jetsforever]

Good for both sides
Glad they're keeping the core together

 

[TheStatican]

Free agency is going to suck

Yes, for the Flames.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Man that's a steal of a contract.

 

[jellybeans]

Too much for someone that old and who isn’t even a top 100 player of all time.

Muting you is just so easy.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Am I tripping? Malkin is still a point a game player, even in playoffs and y'all saying 4x6 is overpaid??? That's a steal on any team.

Nah, you're right. Some people are just bonkers weirdos about Malkin.

 

[GordonGraham]

Bringing the same old vets that didnt do anything for them the past few years