Geno, on goaltending and his contract.
Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin shared his opinion on the changes in the club's goalkeeper line.
“You can't compare Murray's departure with Fleury. Count yourself how many years we played together in the club. He left Pittsburgh in 2017. And before that, we spent 12 seasons together. You can say we grew up together - with Crosby, and with Fleury, and with Letang. And the four of us became three-time Stanley Cup winners with Pittsburgh. These are the closest people to me - they were and are.
Of course Murray became our main goalkeeper. He has already begun to show himself, we won the championship title twice. But I won't say that I was with Matt as close as I was with Fleury. There is a rather tangible difference.
I would like to believe that Jerry can handle it. After all, we play in the same team. I really want Tristan to have his best season and to really pull. The hockey goalkeeper is half the team. Not trivial words at all. Especially in the playoffs.
You yourself saw how Anton Khudobin and Andrei Vasilevsky turned on during difficult moments in the final. They really pulled their teams. And what Dobby did is a real sporting feat.
Because Dallas had a lot of injuries. I talked to Alexander Radulov and he told me that many of their main hockey players played with serious injuries. Well, Khudobin really did. Yes, a lot depends on the goalkeeper in modern hockey, ”Malkin said.
Pittsburgh forward Yevgeny Malkin said that he did not negotiate with the NHL club management about a new contract.
His current agreement is valid until 2022.
“I don't know where this information about three years came from. Who launched it? I have not yet had a conversation with Pittsburgh management about a new contract.
Maybe it will happen after this season, when I have the last year left and it will be possible to negotiate. And the remaining two years is a decent amount of time. We need to play hockey, and then how it goes.
I am not saying that I am not satisfied with three years. I just don't know where that rumor came from. If the management of Pittsburgh really plans to do this, it will be great, ”Malkin said.
November 24, 2020
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