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In today’s NHL rumors, Evgeni Malkin talks about plans after his NHL retirement, and one report suggests that the Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals may have discussed a possible trade. Alex Ovechkin may be dealing with a minor injury and is Leon Draisaitl among the Edmonton Oilers’ biggest stars willing to take a small hit to ensure the team stays competitive?

Malkin will play a year in Russia before retiring

Evgeni Malkin isn’t thinking about retiring from the NHL yet, but he is thinking about his future. He told Russia’s TASS that he hopes to play at least one more season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk before retiring. The 37-year-old has already made two appearances for the team—first early in his career before being drafted by Pittsburgh, and again during the 2012-13 lockout when he finished third in KHL scoring despite missing 15 games.

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Malkin said: “It’s hard to make plans about coming back, I still have two years left on my contract with Pittsburgh. I need to play these two years and see how it goes.” He added, “The main thing is there is no injury, and if, as Pavel Datsyuk said, there is a burning fire, you cannot go out and do a number without it.

Jets and Capitals Try to Make McMichael Trade

With Dylan Strome focused on the top spot and after acquiring Pierre-Luc Dubois from Los Angeles earlier this summer, the Washington Capitals are likely to make Connor McMichael cash. According to reports, the team was looking at ways to trade.

The Winnipeg Jets were among the teams inquiring about Connor McMichael; Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press reports. You write:

There was talk during the 2024 NHL Draft that the Jets and Capitals were considering a deal involving center Connor McMichael. McMichael is under contract for two more seasons at $2.1M and will be a restricted free agent. McMichael was bumped down the depth chart with the arrival of former Jets center PL Dubois.

source – ‘Can Laine come back? What about McGroarty? Your Jets questions answered’ – Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe – Winnipeg Free Press – 07/28/2024

If McMichael were to be moved to the Capitals, he would find himself in a battle for the second line job that will become vacant after Sean Monahan leaves in free agency.

Ovechkin Dealing With Minor Injury?

“Alex Ovechkin withdrew from Sergei Mozyakin’s farewell game due to a recent knee injury, but it is reported that the injury is not serious and did not prevent Ovechkin from playing in the Game of the Year last week,” said a Match source. The TV.

They commented, “But now Alexander has decided to take care of himself to start full training in 10 days.” Hopefully this is only a minor issue and Ovechkin is being very cautious. The Capitals need Ovechkin to be ready when NHL training camps begin in about eight weeks.

Top Oilers Stars Willing To Take Less To Win?

According to a post on X/Twitter about the top star extensions in Edmonton, The 2 Mutts Podcast wrote the following on Sunday:

“Some news this afternoon regarding @EdmontonOilers Leon Draisaitl and his contract extension talk. There was talk from the local media that it could be a 4 year deal but after talking to those close to the Draisaitl camp he is ONLY interested in signing long term in Edmonton so an 8 year deal is what he is looking at right now. and it sounds like he will take the dollars under the long-term deal but only if others are willing to do the same. “

They add that Draisaitl loves it in Edmonton and firmly believes the organization can win more trophies if the players take it easy.

While it’s hard to know how reliable this account is for breaking Oilers news, this isn’t the first time Draisaitl and a long-term deal have been discussed. Bob Stauffer said before negotiations began that Draisaitl was looking at an eight-year contract. However this is the first time that anyone has discussed a real willingness to take a discount to ensure that the organization can create a winner.