Evgeni Malkin's retirement decision could overshadow the uncertain future of $ 92,000,000 star with Penguins claim

Pittsburgh Penguins Center Evgeni Malkin It could be withdrawn at the end of next season, as he entered the last year of his current contract.

According to the fourth period, David Pagnotta, Chatter begins to pick up among the penguin circles that Evgeni Malkin, 38, could hang his skates for better.

Malkin played only 68 games this season, scoring only 16 goals and 50 points. Last year of his current contract and he seems ready to take the 2025-26 season as a farewell tour in the same way that Marc-Andre Fleury did this past season.

If so, Malkin's retirement could rebuild the reconstruction of penguins. The sale of fires that was celebrated within the commercial period of this year was already indicative of the direction of pens.

So, with Malkin withdrawing and a reconstruction on the horizon, penguins could be difficult to trade Erik Karlsson At some point this next season drops. Karlsson, who will be 35 years old at the end of May, has two years in the eight -year contract of $ 92 million.

While the teams will not take advantage of the Karlsson contract, Penguins GM Kyle Dubas will do his best to find a potential trade partner.

He pointed out a Pagnotta, the penguins will have to wait until after July 1 of this year to move Karlsson when their $ 5 million signature bonus reaches this date. After that, penguins could have a while easier to move the old Norris trophy winner.

Evgeni Malkin to Slam-Dunk Hall of Famer

Evgeni Malkin It has all the numbers and hardware needed to be a Famer Hall of the first range.

He has played in more than 1,200 games, reaching almost 1,350 points. He has scored more than 500 goals to go with three Stanley Cups. He won two Ross Art Trophies, the 2007 Calder Trophy and the 2009 Conn Smythe Trophy.

Malkin also won the 2012 Hart and Ted Lindsay trophies.

These numbers and recognitions leave very little space for the doubt that Evgeni Malkin should not have trouble receiving his name in the Hockey Fame Hall in Toronto. His volume of work speaks for himself and guarantees a place for him in the midst of the grains of the NHL.

Malkin's collaboration, Sidney Crosby, will probably cease its place among the best duos in the league, such as Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews or Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk.