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The Pittsburgh Penguins are keeping the Big Three together after signing center Evgeni Malkin to a one-year, $5.5 million contract.
Sidney Crosby, Malkin and Kris Letang have been together for 20 seasons, a record in professional sports. They won Stanley Cups titles in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
Crosby has another year left on his contract and Letang is signed for three more years. Malkin, who turns 40 this summer, was drafted second overall in 2004, a year before Crosby went first overall.
Malkin ranks in the top three in team history in all major statistical categories, including games played (1,269, second), goals (533, third), assists (874, third), points (1,407, third), power-play goals (187, third), game-winning goals (89, second) and overtime goals (14, second).
He dealt with injuries and a suspension last season, but was still a point-per-game player with 61 points in 56 games.
The Penguins surprisingly made the playoffs this season but were knocked out in the first round by the Philadelphia Flyers. Malkin had two goals and an assist in six games in that series.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Penguins' Evgeni Malkin signs one-year contract
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Sidney Crosby, Malkin and Kris Letang have been together for 20 seasons, a record in professional sports. They won Stanley Cups titles in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
Crosby has another year left on his contract and Letang is signed for three more years. Malkin, who turns 40 this summer, was drafted second overall in 2004, a year before Crosby went first overall.
Malkin ranks in the top three in team history in all major statistical categories, including games played (1,269, second), goals (533, third), assists (874, third), points (1,407, third), power-play goals (187, third), game-winning goals (89, second) and overtime goals (14, second).
He dealt with injuries and a suspension last season, but was still a point-per-game player with 61 points in 56 games.
The Penguins surprisingly made the playoffs this season but were knocked out in the first round by the Philadelphia Flyers. Malkin had two goals and an assist in six games in that series.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Penguins' Evgeni Malkin signs one-year contract
Continue reading...
