MOSCOW, June 29 Representatives of the Pittsburgh National Hockey League (NHL) club Penguins doubt that Russian forward Evgeni Malkin will sign a new contract with the team, according to The Athletic. Malkin's contract with Pittsburgh expires on July 1, he can become an unrestricted free agent. In 2013, the Russian signed a contract with Pittsburgh for 8 years starting from the 2014/15 season for a total of $76 million. after May 15 are held irregularly. The club will tend to believe that Malkin will not sign a new agreement. It is noted that in order to continue playing for the Penguins, Malkin will have to take a significant pay cut. Malkin was selected by Pittsburgh in the 2004 draft in the first round under the overall second number. As part of the Penguins, he played 981 games in the NHL regular season (444 goals + 702 assists). In the past regular season in 41 games, Malkin scored 20 goals and gave 22 assists.
