The Pittsburgh Penguins have low expectations coming into the 2025-26 season. Trade rumors are swirling around Sidney Crosby , who claims he wants to finish his career where he started. His longtime teammate was asked the same question and answered it the same way on Friday. Penguins legend Evgeni Malkin says he wants to retire in Pittsburgh, but not quite yet.

“Evgeni Malkin says he wants to have a good year with the Penguins, and if he does, he hopes he gets ‘a chance to play one more year here.' Geno still wants to finish his career with the Penguins. Not sure how he would feel about playing for another NHL team before retiring,” Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

Malkin's contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season. The $6.1 million average annual valu

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