MOSCOW, Jul 12 Russian forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) club» Pittsburgh Penguins» Evgeni Malkin has decided to enter the free agent market, according to TSN journalist Darren Draeger on Twitter. According to the source, this will be officially announced on Wednesday. Previously, forward Yevgeny Svechnikov (Winnipeg Jets) and goaltender Ilya Samsonov (Washington Capitals) became unrestricted free agents. dollars. Malkin could become an unrestricted free agent on July 13. Malkin, 35, was selected by Pittsburgh in the 2004 draft in the first round under the overall second number. He played 981 NHL games with the Penguins, scoring 1,146 points (444 goals + 702 assists). In the past regular season in 41 games, Malkin scored 20 goals and gave 22 assists.
