More Malkin news...

There was a good article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Malkin and the Russian negotiation for a transfer agreement. It has some good news and some possible bad news but from the looks of it things are going in the right direction.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 17, 2006
The Russians balked at participating in the transfer agreement because they believe the fee is too low.

There had been reason to believe that would not be an issue with Malkin, because word began to circulate last summer that he had a handshake deal with the owner of his Russian Super League team, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, that would allow him to join the Penguins this fall, even though he has two years remaining on his contract there.

I would like to think something is going to fall and Malkin will be here next year. It least there is still hope.