Overview

• Entering the last season of his four-year, $24.4 million deal, Malkin holds a full no-move clause that gives him control over any trade.
• Malkin said this could be his final year but expressed a desire to remain a Penguin and to get one more playoff run with Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang.
• He acknowledged recent decline after posting 16 goals and 50 points in 68 games last season and said he wants to “show everything” this year.
• Dubas confirmed there have been no talks yet and indicated he will likely revisit Malkin’s future around the NHL’s Olympic break in February.
• Asked about waiving his protection, Malkin cited Brad Marchand’s recent title-winning move as a precedent but said he is unsure how he would feel, as the Penguins enter camp under new coach Dan Muse after three missed postseasons.