Why Re-Signing Evgeni Malkin Hurts the Penguins Rebuild | No Pucks Given Episode 61

About this episode

Dan Kingerski discusses the implications of re-signing Evgeni Malkin on the Penguins' rebuild and explores various related topics.

Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now goes live from the historic Hershey Sports Arena — the building where Wilt Chamberlain dropped 100 — to dismantle the Evgeni Malkin re-signing debate once and for all. Dan explains why the only argument that holds water is emotional, why Malkin isn't blocking a specific player but is blocking opportunity , and what Kyle Dubas actually told Geno after the season (hint: it wasn't a contract promise). Plus: a deep dive on the Penguins' five-and-ten-year rebuild, the truth about Eric Karlsson's trade value, why Anthony Mantha's 33-goal season was a bigger Dubas win than fans realize, the Austin Matthews fantasy, prospect updates on Rutger McGroarty, Ville Koivunen, Tristan Broz, Harrison Brunicke and breakout Russian winger Mikhail Ilyin, and a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton playoff check-in after Game 3 against Hershey. Live fan Q&A throughout. Subscribe for unfiltered Penguins coverage from the guy who's actually in the locker room. Chapters: 00:00 — Cold open and intro 00:19 — Dan goes live from the historic old Hershey Sports Arena, site of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game 01:33 — Setting the table: Malkin discussion, Wilkes-Barre's Game 3 win…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Kingerski

Topics covered

• Evgeni Malkin re-signing
• Pittsburgh Penguins rebuild
• Kyle Dubas
• NHL prospects
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton playoffs
• trade value analysis

Keywords

• Evgeni Malkin
• Pittsburgh Penguins
• Kyle Dubas
• NHL prospects
• rebuild
• trade value
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Hershey Sports Arena, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

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