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Malkin’s contract included in the list of the main intrigues of the NHL offseason
Evgeni Malkin / Photo: © Mike Stobe / Contributor / National Hockey League / Gettyimages.com
Columnist Dan Rosen on the official website of the NHL included the situation with the contract of Russian Evgeni Malkin with Pittsburgh in the list of 10 main off-season intrigues in the league.
Evgeni Malkin and Chris Letang’s contracts with Pittsburgh are ending, they will become unlimited agents, which means that the core, which has been successful for more than a decade, may no longer be together.
Forward Malkin and defenseman Letang won the Stanley Cup three times with the Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017) and reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2008. The Penguins have never missed the Stanley Cup playoffs in the 16 seasons they have played together.
Of course, Sidney Crosby was the leader of this “Pittsburgh”, and he signed a contract until the 2024-25 season. Crosby no doubt wants Malkin and Letang back on the team, but the Penguins may have other ideas. Especially considering that Malkin turns 36 on July 31, and Letang turns 35 on April 24.
Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said that “in an ideal world,” Pittsburgh would have re-signed both. Malkin said he wants to play at least three or four more seasons and Letang wants to play four or five more.
However, the Penguins have not won a Stanley Cup series since 2018. Perhaps their era is over,” Rosen writes.
Malkin has been with Pittsburgh for his entire NHL career after being selected with the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2021/22 season, Evgeny chalked up 41 games in the NHL regular season and scored 42 (20+22) points. In the playoffs, he has 6 (3+3) points in 7 meetings. Malkin’s contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins expires this summer.
Letang scored 68 points (10+58) in 78 regular season games last season. In the NHL playoffs – 4 points (1 + 3) in 7 games.
Pittsburgh lost to the Rangers in the first round of the Stanley Cup (3-4 in the series).
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Canada’s national hockey team has announced its bid for the 2026 Olympics. The list also included Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand and other experienced players.
Among the young hockey players, forward McClean Celebrini, who is in just his second season in the NHL, was also included in the application. The San Jose player scored 60 points this season and is in the top 3 in the points race.
The NHL sent a player to the Olympics for the first time since 2014.
Goalkeepers: Thompson (Washington), Camper (Los Angeles), Binnington (St. Louis).
Defenders: Toews (Colorado), Theodore (Vegas), Sanheim (Philadelphia), Pareiko (St. Louis), Morrissey (Winnipeg), Makar (Colorado), Harley (Dallas), Doughty (Los Angeles).
Forward: Celebrini (San Jose), Cirelli (Tampa Bay), Crosby (Pittsburgh), Hagel (Tampa Bay), Horvat (Islanders), MacKinnon (Colorado), Marchand (Florida), Marner (Vegas), McDavid (Edmonton), Point (Tampa Bay), Rinehart (Florida), Stone (Vegas), Suzuki (Montreal), Wilson (Washington).
Canada will play in a group with the Czech Republic, Switzerland and France.
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New York Islanders defeated Chicago 3:2 in the NHL regular season match, and Matthew Schaefer, the first overall pick of the 2025 draft, scored a point and broke the League record.
Schaefer became the youngest defenseman in NHL history to reach 25 points. It took the player 40 matches to achieve this; this was the fourth fastest time among defensemen in history.
The Islanders remain in the top 4 in the East.
Champion Florida ends the year with a loss. The Panthers lost to Montreal 2:3 in overtime, but they were two goals ahead at the time of the game. Montreal is in second place in the rankings and Florida is in 4th place.
Toronto is trying to emerge from the crisis. Maple defeated New Jersey 4-0 but still sits in 6th place in the league.
Regular season in NHL
toronto – New Jersey 4:0
Florida -Montreal 2:3 in overtime
pittsburgh – Carolina 5:1
Chicago – New York Islanders 2:3 in shootouts
Vancouver – Philadelphia 3:6
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Junior World Hockey Championship. The first participant in the fight for survival has been announced
The matches on the fourth day of the U-20 World Junior Hockey Championship have started.
In a brutal match, Switzerland beat Germany 4-0, sending their opponents into a survival game that will pit the Germans against the last team in Group B.
Germany finished without points and advanced to the knockout stages along with Switzerland, Sweden, the USA and Slovakia, although their final group positions will be determined by subsequent matches.
Junior Hockey World Championship U-20. Group A
Switzerland – Germany 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Discs: 11:42 Korbler (Meyer, Blessing) – 1:0, 13:10 Reber (Mudjli, Steiner) – 2:0, 21:08 Korbler – 3:0, 26:10 Johnson (Sansonnes, Mottard) – 4:0
Goalkeepers: Kirsch – Neisse
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