Penguins’ star Evgeni Malkin likely entering his final season with the franchise, per report

Apparently, Evgeni Malkin’s 20th season with the Pittsburgh Penguins will be his last. Although it is not known whether Malkin will continue to play or not after next season, the penguins are not expected to offer another contract, According to athletics.

Malkin, who turns 39 in July, has stated several times that penguins are the only Nhl team You want to play. If this is still the case and if the penguins do not offer you a new contract, the 2025-26 season could be very good Nhl Season for Malkin, a Future Hall of Famer in Surefire and the great players of all the penguins.

A triple Stanley Cup champion, Malkin’s long listing list also includes a Trophy Conne Smyth (2009), a Hart Trophy as a Nhl’s MVP in 2012, and the Ross Art Trophy after leading the League in the scoreboard in 2009 and 2012.

Malkin is third in the history of the franchise in race points (1,346), goals (514), assists (832), and is second behind his teammate Sidney Crosby in the games played (1,213). Malkin is unanimously considered to be in the Mount Rushmore of the great players of the penguins, a fraternity that also includes Malkin and Hall of Famers Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jag.

In 68 games this season, Malkin won 50 points that included only 16 goals. This occurs after the previous two seasons that Malkin saw 27 goals in both campaigns, while also playing the 82 regular season games. While his production was reduced, Malkin made a marked improvement last season, to reduce in a very small way and made expensive penalties.

Malkin’s immersion in last season’s production can also be contributed, at least partially the penguins also recovered Tommy Novak, who suffered an injury that ended with the season only two games after the penguins acquired him just before the Nhl’s Commercial deadline. Malkin wants to continue playing next to Novak on the second line.

The report of this is Malkin’s last season in Pittsburgh is not very surprising. The penguins, who relieved the coach of a long time ago, Mike Sullivan, of his duties after the 2024-25 season was expected to have a youth time after losing the playoffs for a third consecutive season. In addition to his playoff drought, Pittsburgh has not won a series of playoff since 2018, a year after he won the fifth and the most recent Stanley Cup.

It is certainly possible that penguins can reconsider their position with Malkin if it is well done by 2025-26. But at this point, all signs seem to point out that this coming season is the last year in Pittsburgh for one of the Nhl’s Players of all time.