Pittsburgh continues to work on Malkin’s contract

Ron Hextall, general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, spoke about the team’s situation regarding the contract of Russian forward Evgeni Malkin. sports net.

The hockey player’s contract is designed for eight years, expiring this summer. When the parties cannot agree on the extension of the contract.

Will it enter the free agency market on July 13? They cannot answer this question. We continue to work. I spoke to him recently. “We’ll see how it all turns out,” Hexall said.

It was previously reported that there were no Pittsburgh Penguins. fail Keep moving forward in new contract negotiations with Russian forward Evgeni Malkin and defender Chris Letang. Neither hockey player initially accepted the option to sign the two-year deals suggested by club management. Currently, “Pittsburgh” and Malkin are negotiating with Letang to sign three-year contracts, but have yet to reach an agreement on the amount of the deals.

Malkin has appeared in 41 games of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season, scoring 20 goals and providing 22 assists this season. In the NHL playoffs, the Russian played seven games, hitting the opponent’s goal three times and providing three assists. Eugene signed his last contract with Pittsburgh before the 2014/2015 season.



Source: Gazeta

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