Olympic champion Valery Kamensky said that the Russian forward of the Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeny Malkin is still capable of helping the team reach the NHL playoffs.
This season, Malkin, 37, scored 41 points (16 goals + 25 assists) in 52 games. The Penguins sit in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, seven points behind eighth-place Detroit.
— I think Evgeniy is currently experiencing a temporary decline, which happens to all athletes. After all, this is not a robot, but a living person. Additionally, NHL games take place almost every other day. I am sure that Malkin will come out of this state and show his usual results. He has already proven to everyone that he is a high-level hockey player who is very useful to his team.
Of course he can do it, Evgeniy is the leader of Pittsburgh, he leads the team. It seems to me that they have a good team, which includes both Sidney Crosby and some talented youngsters. Everything will depend on the hockey players, if they will be able to overcome the temporary crisis. The situation in the NHL is changing very quickly – this is normal for professional sports. The team can easily achieve a streak of 10-15 consecutive victories – and everything will be fine, ”Kamensky said according to RT.
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