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“I understand now how hard it is for Sid,” Malkin said, referring to Penguins teammate Sidney Crosby. “He does such a great job. It is hard. I get it.”
Crosby, during the lockout, described the level at which Malkin has played as “awesome.”
“Geno, really, can do whatever he wants when he‘s playing his game,” Crosby said. “What he did last season was pretty incredible when you think about it.”
Idoit40fans wrote:Lets be realistic here. Its not hard to figure out why people question him. Hes a european, thas definitely the reason.
Malkamaniac wrote:Idoit40fans wrote:Lets be realistic here. Its not hard to figure out why people question him. Hes a european, thas definitely the reason.
No doubt about it, and no matter what he does/says someone is always going to feel slighted by Malkin because of it.
Malkin wrote:“(I will) not talk about it,” Malkin said of his future. “I play for Pittsburgh for two more years. Of course, I hope more. Many more.”
Pitts wrote:He won't get to free agency. Sid already set the bar for Malkin's next contract.
It'sagreatdayforhockey! wrote:Pitts wrote:He won't get to free agency. Sid already set the bar for Malkin's next contract.
If Sid's salary is the penguins bar, then Malkin is going to Free Agency:
-If they limit Malkin to Sids cap hit, he loses $17mil over the contract vs Sid
-If they give Malkin Sid's yearly salary with no add on years his cap hit is 10.8mil
I'd say they have to go above Sid's cap hit somewhat to make things fair for Geno, based on the CBA changes.
farnham16 wrote:And Geno isn't going anywhere. The Pens picked him over Staal this offseason.
tfrizz wrote:It'sagreatdayforhockey! wrote:Pitts wrote:He won't get to free agency. Sid already set the bar for Malkin's next contract.
If Sid's salary is the penguins bar, then Malkin is going to Free Agency:
-If they limit Malkin to Sids cap hit, he loses $17mil over the contract vs Sid
-If they give Malkin Sid's yearly salary with no add on years his cap hit is 10.8mil
I'd say they have to go above Sid's cap hit somewhat to make things fair for Geno, based on the CBA changes.
James Mirtle has predicted that the NHL salary cap for the 2014-15 season will be $62.7-million*. Of that, they already have $23.7-million in cap space committed to only 4 players (Crosby, Neal, Martin, and Fleury). Even at an $8.7-million cap hit for Malkin, the Penguins would have 52% of their salary cap committed to only 5 players. I just don't see any way Malkin gets anything higher than that.
* Mirtle's prediction is based on [a] the NHL getting back to their $3.3-billion revenue in 2013-14, and [b] revenue growth of 5% annually.
knives of ice wrote:i really believe the pens will pay him the max salary if necessary. no way they'll let him walk unless something happens drastic the next two years or he just doesn't want to play here.
AlexPKeaton wrote:Humble roots, likes his mama's cooking, well liked by his teammates, and not wanting the spot light. Pretty much the perfect superstar Pittsburgher.
knives of ice wrote:i really believe the pens will pay him the max salary if necessary. no way they'll let him walk unless something happens drastic the next two years or he just doesn't want to play here.
edog troll type people.Pens15 wrote:I don't know who was attacking his character.
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