Daily Faceoff reporter Matt Larkin said he believed the Russian striker Pittsburgh Penguins Evgenia Malkina most underrated player in history NHL .
“This winter will be seven years since the NHL ruined its Top 100 Players of the Century list by excluding Evgeni Malkin, and I swear I’m still mad about it.” This man won the Calder Trophy (best rookie award), the Hart Trophy (most valuable player of the season), the Conn Smythe Trophy (best player in the playoffs), twice the Art Ross Trophy (top scorer of regular season), has three championship rings.
He has scored over 1,200 points and is on pace to score 500 goals. He is one of the best playoff players of all time, 14th all time in points. You could make the argument that Gino is in the top 50, let alone the top 100. However, in Pittsburgh, he is still in the shadow of not only Sidney Crosby, but also the legends who came before them, Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr . Maybe that’s why Gino doesn’t get the love he deserves, Larkin quotes on website publications
Malkin has been playing for Pittsburgh since 2006, in 1092 matches he scored 1253 points (481+772). The Russian has won the Stanley Cup three times (2009, 2016, 2017).
Source : MatchTV
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