[Rumour] Evgeni Malkin to test free agency

[mll]

Friedman on the latest market buzz:

 

The biggest news Monday was Evgeni Malkin announcing he will test free agency. It appears as if talks broke down with the final formal proposals being the player asking for a three-year contract in the $7Ms, and the Penguins offering three years in the $6Ms. I do think a four-year, $6.1M idea was conceptually discussed, but Malkin, frustrated with the entire process, ended things before it went anywhere. 

 

There’s always a chance he could return, but the Penguins can’t afford a massive hole behind Sidney Crosby. (It is believed Vincent Trocheck is one of their targets. I’d thought the possibility of Boston for Trocheck, but impending returns of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci make the Rangers and Penguins more likely.) 

 

Malkin’s impact on the market is enormous. There are some very good centres out there — Andrew Copp, Nazem Kadri, Trocheck et al — now this Hall-of-Famer is in the mix. Where does he wish to go? What contract does he want? How much will emotion play into his decisions? Any Cup contender looking for a centre has to consider him. That would include longtime rivals, a thought that must make Penguins fans want to vomit. Because he is over 35, he can consider a one-year contract with massive bonuses — that would be attractive to teams, but does it appeal to him? 

[Ilya Mikheyev]

3 minutes ago, mll said:

Friedman on the latest market buzz:

 

The biggest news Monday was Evgeni Malkin announcing he will test free agency. It appears as if talks broke down with the final formal proposals being the player asking for a three-year contract in the $7Ms, and the Penguins offering three years in the $6Ms. I do think a four-year, $6.1M idea was conceptually discussed, but Malkin, frustrated with the entire process, ended things before it went anywhere. 

 

There’s always a chance he could return, but the Penguins can’t afford a massive hole behind Sidney Crosby. (It is believed Vincent Trocheck is one of their targets. I’d thought the possibility of Boston for Trocheck, but impending returns of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci make the Rangers and Penguins more likely.) 

 

Malkin’s impact on the market is enormous. There are some very good centres out there — Andrew Copp, Nazem Kadri, Trocheck et al — now this Hall-of-Famer is in the mix. Where does he wish to go? What contract does he want? How much will emotion play into his decisions? Any Cup contender looking for a centre has to consider him. That would include longtime rivals, a thought that must make Penguins fans want to vomit. Because he is over 35, he can consider a one-year contract with massive bonuses — that would be attractive to teams, but does it appeal to him? 

Come to your old daddies Rutherford, Allvin & Yeo , Geno

[Kobayashi Maru]

This timing could actually work really well.  Move Miller to a team and collect the assets to fill out the rest of the team needs, and sign Malkin to a shorter contract than Miller.  That money gets off the books by the time the next wave of players, (Podz, Hogz, Rathbone, Lekkerimaki, Kuzmenko etc) need some new money.  

[Alflives]

2 minutes ago, Kobayashi Maru said:

This timing could actually work really well.  Move Miller to a team and collect the assets to fill out the rest of the team needs, and sign Malkin to a shorter contract than Miller.  That money gets off the books by the time the next wave of players, (Podz, Hogz, Rathbone, Lekkerimaki, Kuzmenko etc) need some new money.  

Malkin will be 36 in a couple weeks.  Miller will be 37 (if we extend him) when his next contract ends.  

[JM_]

1 minute ago, Alflives said:

Malkin will be 36 in a couple weeks.  Miller will be 37 (if we extend him) when his next contract ends.  

Miller 8x8, dump our replaceable middle meh instead. Teams, usually, try to retain their elite talent. Just a thought. 

[Kobayashi Maru]

3 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Malkin will be 36 in a couple weeks.  Miller will be 37 (if we extend him) when his next contract ends.  

Less about the age of Malkin vs Miller and more about how many years their contracts would end to sign our young stars to their next deals.

[Ilya Mikheyev]