Evgeni Malkin is back in Pittsburgh for a 21st season. What happens after that is anyone’s guess
Malkin says he will keep playing only if he can still help Pittsburgh win, with 14 points left to pass Adam Oates on the NHL all-time list.
- Evgeni Malkin begins his 21st season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, extending a historic partnership with teammates Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang that spans 21 years, the longest for three teammates in North American professional sports history.
- After Pittsburgh's first-round playoff exit to Philadelphia in April, general manager Kyle Dubas signed the 40-year-old Russian star to a one-year deal following negotiations that appeared tense outwardly.
- Mentoring the team's four Russians, Malkin draws on experience from former Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar, saying, "Go to dinner," when offering advice to younger players.
- Malkin remains focused on winning but acknowledged his future is uncertain, stating, "If I not feel hundred percent, I'm not playing," and if he is not helping the team win, "I'm retired."
- Pursuing history, the 40-year-old enters the season with 1,407 career points, sitting 14 shy of surpassing Hall of Fame center Adam Oates on the NHL's all-time list.
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Evgeni Malkin is back in Pittsburgh for a 21st season. What happens after that is anyone’s guess
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin remains as passionate as ever about hockey as his 21st season with the Pittsburgh Penguins begins. Whether it's his last, be it in Pittsburgh or anywhere else, only his body knows. And right now, it's not te...
In May, Evgeni Malkin made the decision to extend once more for a year at the Pittsburgh Penguins. Whether the old champion, who stands in front of his 21st NHL season in the same jersey, will be on the ice beyond the end of the season in the world's strongest ice hockey league, the Russian left open in a media round on Friday.
Evgeni Malkin remains as committed to hockey as ever as he begins his 21st season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Whether it's his last, whether it's in Pittsburgh or somewhere else, only his body knows. "It's a tough question. We'll see what happens during the season. And right now, I'm not going to say 'yes.' If I'm not feeling 100 percent, I'm not playing," Malkin, 40, said. He scored 19 goals and had 42 assists last season, despite missing tim…
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