Overview
- Malkin said after Saturday’s game that his agent advised waiting until season’s end to address a new contract following brief Olympic-break discussions.
- Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the sides talked last week and are expected to talk again this week, noting Malkin’s frustration about his uncertainty for next year.
- Malkin is in the final year of the four-year, $24.4 million contract he signed in July 2022 and would become a free agent without an extension.
- He has produced 13 goals and 34 assists in 44 games this season, a near point-per-game pace under first-year coach Dan Muse.
- Pittsburgh is 30-15-13 and second in the Metropolitan Division, a competitive position that factors into the organization’s approach to roster and contract decisions.