MOSCOW, Jul 21 Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin not happy from a new contract with the club, which he was forced to sign by the general manager of the team, Ron Hakstall, reports The Athletic journalist Josh Yohe. Before the opening of the free agent market, Malkin signed a new agreement with the club, which is designed for four years. The forward's average salary will be $6.1 million per season (total contract value is $24.4 million). Previously, the Russian had an eight-year contract with the club for a total of $ 76 million. «It's easy to praise the players for the fact that they» agreed to less money «, but let's give credit to Hextall. Malkin is clearly not happy with how the negotiations went, and is not Delighted with the contract he signed. Negotiations were contentious. Hextall bet that Malkin didn't really want to leave Pittsburgh. He was right and won the bid,» Yohe wrote. Malkin is 35 years old and was drafted 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.
