{"id":324783,"date":"2026-04-26T11:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=324783"},"modified":"2026-04-26T11:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T06:00:39","slug":"evgeni-malkin-and-maple-leafs-candidates-wondering-about-auston-matthews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/evgeni-malkin-and-maple-leafs-candidates-wondering-about-auston-matthews\/","title":{"rendered":"Evgeni Malkin and Maple Leafs Candidates Wondering About Auston Matthews"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Evgeni Malkin states again that he desires to be back with the Pittsburgh Penguins next yr<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tom Gulitti<\/strong><\/a>: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is hopeful Saturday isn\u2019t his last game of the season. The pending UFA said again that he hopes to re-sign with the Penguins and be back next season. Penguins GM Kyle Dubas and agent J.P. Barry agreed to postpone contract talks until after the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope it\u2019s not over,\u201d Malkin said. \u201cI hope we\u2019re still fighting. And my future, like again, I say the identical thing: I need to be here, I need to be a part of the team next yr, too, and I need to be retired in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

\u201cNevertheless it\u2019s not my alternative. You understand, it\u2019s Kyle\u2019s decision and it\u2019s the brand new owners probably, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malkin will turn 40 on July thirty first. He put 19 goals and 42 assists for 61 points in 56 regular season games.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff on Their Priorities and Coach Scott Arniel<\/p>\n

The Toronto Maple Leafs are asking loads of questions on process, sports science, analytics, and interviewees are wondering about Auston Matthews<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sportsnet<\/strong><\/a>: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast \u2013 Diving Into the Latest Playoff Motion episode, on the Toronto Maple Leafs are asking interviewees for the pinnacle of hockey operations position about process, sports science, analytics, who’re wondering about Auston Matthews future.<\/p>\n

** NHLRumors.com transcription<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll say this, the thing, a pair things are very interesting. I\u2019ve heard about a number of the interviews. They definitely ask loads of questions on process, sports science, analytics and not only use of analytics, but constructing analytics. Those are definitely things that they’re asking about.<\/p>\n

And I’ll say this to you too, Kyle, there isn’t any query that (Auston) Matthew\u2019s future, which is in Matthew\u2019s hands greater than it’s within the Maple Leafs hands, could be very large over these conversations. Each by way of, I feel the Maple Leafs understanding at this time limit, they don\u2019t understand how Matthews feels, and the way which way he eventually moves, could change the direction of the franchise.<\/p>\n

Toronto Maple Leafs \u2013 What\u2019s Happening With the Mats Sundin and Mike Gillis Speculation<\/p>\n

And I feel a few of these candidates, and it was funny, any individual said to me, they\u2019re undecided if the candidates are asking because they need to know in case they get the job, or they need to know in case they don\u2019t get the job, and their current team might wish to get a jump on, \u2018Hey, Austin Matthews is perhaps available.\u2019 But I feel the Maple Leafs are saying they only don\u2019t know once they should be prepared for anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

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