Overview

• At training camp, Evgeni Malkin said "maybe last year, maybe two more years" and expressed a desire for one more playoff run with Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang.
• GM Kyle Dubas said there is "no change" on Malkin contract talks and identified the 2026 Olympic break as a likely window to meet with Malkin and agent J.P. Barry.
• Malkin enters the final season of the four-year deal he signed in 2022, which carries a $6.1 million cap hit and a full no‑move clause.
• Injuries limited Malkin to 68 games in 2024–25, when he recorded 16 goals and 34 assists for 50 points.
• Sidney Crosby reiterated he plans to stay in Pittsburgh as his agent targets "another Stanley Cup or two," and Dubas pledged to avoid shortcuts during the ongoing rebuild.