Evgeni Malkin For the first time at the Star Center and in his career, he is testing an independent agency Pittsburgh Penguin Stay on contract breakdown, an NHL source told ESPN on Monday, confirming a TSN report.

Malkin, 35, has spent all 16 years with Pengwin. He was part of the core along with the center. Sydney Crossby And defense Kris LetangPittsburgh helped him win the Stanley Cup three times. Malkin won the Hart Cup in 2011-2012 as a league MVP and Conn Smythe Trophy.

He scored 1,146 points in 981 games against Pittsburgh.

When the Penguins signed their six-year contract with Letang last week, they were still unable to reach an agreement with Malkin.

According to Athletics, Pittsburgh has reached a three-year contract worth two million dollars, with an average annual cost of $ 6 million. But Malkin wants more terms in his next contract.

G.M. Ron Hexalt Malkin expressed his desire to bring it back, and he believes the feeling is common. According to Hextal, they “cheated” on the contract but could not reach a clear agreement.

Despite a hamstring injury, Malkin scored 20 goals and 22 points in 41 appearances for Penguins last season, scoring a total of six points in seven passing games.