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give Evgeni Malkin a huge eight-year, $76 million extension
Written by David Rogers on .  The Pittsburgh Penguins have given
Evgeni Malkin an enormous eight-year, $76 million contract
extension which will keep him within the organization through
the 2021-22 season. Malkin's old contract was still in place
through the 2013-14 season, but the team clearly believed they
needed to address his contract as soon as possible.   Malkin
will make $7.5 million in 2013-14 in the final year of his old
deal before seeing his check bump up to $9.5 million a year
starting in 2014-15 and continuing through 2021-22. Though the
forward will be seeing a big boost in pay, his cap hit will only
increase by $800,000 (from $8.7 million to $9.5 million) once
his new deal takes hold.   Penguins fans should be pretty happy.
This news means both Malkin and Sidney Crosby are locked up with
the Penguins through the next nine