Gino in action: how Malkin knocked out a contract in the NHL for $ 24 million

Vadim KuznetsovCorrespondent SportAll materialsEvgeni Malkin was on the verge of leaving Pittsburgh, but still remains in the American team for another four years. Sport understands why the negotiations between the club and the forward were so difficult, but ended in a mutual victory. More than 500 goals (including the playoffs) and 1146 points in the regular season, three Stanley Cups and half a dozen individual awards, including the most prestigious Conn Smythe Trophy «,» Art Ross Trophy «and» Hart Trophy «, several records and a place in the top three in almost all important indicators. Was all this not enough for Evgeni Malkin and Pittsburgh to agree on a new contract and the Russian striker spent his overseas career in the same club?