On Malkin

So I've spent the past thirty-six hours reading message boards and translated Russian news articles. I don't trust Russian news sources, and I know better than to believe everything written on blogs and on message boards.

Yet it's obvious that something is up. I'm not going to assume Malkin will be wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins uniform next season until his NHL contract is signed and whatever issues need to be resolved with his Russian club get resolved (which seems likely to happen through the legal system).

On what Malkin means to the Penguins as a player; I'd rather not repeat myself, so just see my previous post on "Malkin is Coming?" Those statements still hold true. So here's to hoping everything works out for Malkin to be playing center on the same team as Sidney Crosby this season.