Evgeni Malkin Rumors & News

Unlike most teams, the Penguins have the luxury of having two former Hart Trophy winners on their roster in the form of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. But just like every other team, the Penguins have to stay under the NHL's salary cap which is expected to drop to $64.3 million for next season. The Penguins will enter the 2013-14 campaign with each player accounting for $8.7 million against the salary cap. At a combined 17.4 million, no two teammates currently signed to any NHL roster heading into next season will have higher combined salary cap hit. Does that leave the Penguins enough sala...

The Hart Trophy goes to the NHL's Most Valuable Player as voted upon by the Professional Hockey Writers Association (as opposed to the Ted Lindsay Award, which is voted upon by the players themselves). The award will be handed out shortly after 4:00 p.m. Central today (prior to tonight's Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final), and was won last year by Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin. Who will take the trophy this time around? Your finalists are... Sidney Crosby #87 / Center / Pittsburgh Penguins Height: 5-11 Weight: 200 Born: Aug 07, 1987 GP G A P +/- PIM PPG...

Now that Evgeni Malkin has been re-signed, general manager Ray Shero’s focus turns to two players on opposite ends of the spectrum. On one hand you’ve got Kris Letang, the talented but inconsistent Norris Trophy nominated defenseman. He’s got skating ability and puck skills in spades and will command a healthy pay raise on his current $3.5 million contract that runs through 2013-14. Shero will have to see if he can sign Letang for a reasonable amount to the team, or he’s likely to trade Letang much the same as he did with Jordan Staal last summer. On the other end of the spectrum th...

Bloggers and tweeters all over the hockey world were incredibly excited to see rumors circulating about the Penguins and their future salary cap structure, especially in regards to phenomenal center Evgeni Malkin, who was due to hit unrestricted free agency in two years. The market was seemingly set, with teams willing to pay Malkin much more than the Penguins are paying Sidney Crosby. Not sure why everyone assumed the Penguins would never go over that $8.7 million per year mark, out of respect for Crosby and his assumed desire to be the highest paid Penguin... but that's a moot point ...

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FILE - In this March 28, 2013 file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) skates in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets in Pittsburgh. The Penguins and reigning NHL MVP Malkin have agreed to an eight-year contract extension. The $76-million deal begins with the 2014-15 season and will carry an average salary cap hit of $9.5 million. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

A day after announcing contract extensions for head coach Dan Bylsma and staff, the Penguins have agreed to an eight-year contract extension with center Evgeni Malkin worth a total of $76 million. He will have a salary cap hit of $9.5 million, the highest on the team and second highest in the NHL after Washington captain/forward Alex Ovechkin $9,538,462 Malkin still has one year remaining on his current contract with a salary cap hit of $8.7 million. Appearing in 31 games this past regular season, Malkin, 26, scored 33 points (nine goals, 24 assists). A first round pick in 2004 (No. 2 overall...