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A tumultuous week between the star center and the team ended with a four-year contract extension for him.
An average annual value of $6.1 million will be achieved by Malkin over the course of four years.
"Evgeni is a talent who will be remembered as one of the greatest players in NHL history," the Pens' general manager said in a statement. His hockey resume and individual accomplishments speak volumes about him as a player and we are thrilled to see him continue his remarkable legacy in Pittsburgh.
He has been with the team for 16 years. He was one of the core players who helped Pittsburgh win the Stanley Cup three times. The Conn Smythe trophy was won by Malkin in 2009, after he won the NHL's Most Valuable Player award. He has scored over a thousand points in his career.
In 41 games he had 20 goals and 22 assists, and then six points in seven playoff games.
At last week's NHL draft in Montreal, Hextall said that the Pens were "chipping away" at a new contract for Malkin, who was an unrestricted free agent.
After signing Letang to a new six-year contract last week, the Pens couldn't agree on a new deal with Malkin. The stalemate became public.
According to an NHL source, the unrestricted free agent market will open on Wednesday. There was a lot of speculation about where the star could end up, including the thought that he could join Alex Ovechkin in Washington. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Brian Burke said there was still a chance Pittsburgh could bring the star center back on a new contract.
The window isn't closed." The timing is not ideal. We have to commit to what we need to do in order to improve our hockey club. The timing might not work. There is no response on our part that we don't want him back. This is terrible. He is thinking. Nothing of that.
He was drafted by Pittsburgh in the first round in 2004. He could end his career with them as well.
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