No biggie....Who needs a 2nd line center anyways. I'm sure we have 3 or 4 guys in WBS or Wheeling ready to step right in.
This is 2 years in a row now. It's getting old. You know when he fired his agenst a few days ago that wasnt a good sign.
HOPEFULLY some other source will come around and prove this to be just a nasty rumor or some russian propoganda but this is the worst piece of Malkin-related news we've had since last year.
FYI: here's the babelfish translation:
Its following season Of malkin will conduct in Magnitke the date: 7 August 10:10 source: Press center KHK metallurgist Magnitogorsk Is The author: It is review: 2505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday in the evening for the negotiations with Yevgeny Malkinym, after interrupting its annual leave, into Magnitogorsk urgently arrived flying the President of hockey club "metallurgist" Magnitogorsk Victor filippovich Rashnikov. As a result of the completed by late night negotiations, during which was present the leaders of club and hockey player with their agent, was annulled the previous contract, according to which Malkin was the player of Magnitogorsk club until 30 April, 2008, and was signed new contract. His following season Yevgeny will conduct in the composition of "metallurgist", and from 1 May 2007, Of malkin will become free agent and it will be able to independently select its future club. It is worthwhile to note that the important value for Yevgeny in making of this decision played the direct interest of the President of club Victor rashnikova in further career of player. On Tuesday Of malkin it is joined to the command, which in Sunday returned from President bashkortostan's goblet.
Good luck sifting through all that. haha. I think I retained, "magnitogorsk, negotiations, may 1 2007, and goblet."