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Paul Stastny is twice as talented as Malkin or Crosby...and Jordan Staal should be playing in the AHL. No wonder the Pens will never get past the first round..I laugh when people say Jordan's more talented than Eric...! 2 points in 8 games...what a keeper!! As far as Malkin goes though, he'll slowly become another Federov; a couple of 80-100 point seasons and then absolutely nothing.

you can all eat crow now (malkin doubters).
he is the real deal!

Malkin will be an elite player for years to come, barring injury. Regardless of his nationality, you cannot deny that he is an extremely skilled player.

Roy:
If you are going to comment on the accuracy of spelling and grammar in other posts, and insist on quoting a proverb, you should quote the proverb properly. "Those who live in glass houses, shouldn't cast stones" is the saying you were looking for. It is laughable that you would insult other posts for being erroneous while committing a blatant error yourself.

P.S. - Anyone ever notice that when you spellcheck "Belak", the first suggestion is "bleak"?

Whew, your hockey comment blog has turned into an english class. From, Sweden, Felix really, all this Euro players are taking less money to play here? Isn't that nice of them? My opinion, Malkin will be what he will be. The only losers in this deal will be the Penguins. But they stand to be the winners too. Their scouts told the management to get him, I have to assume the scouts know something about hockey. He can take the spotlight or he can't. Give him a year, see what he does. The press, the injury, all players have all these things. He can, or he can't. We have changed rule after rule to accomadate the Euro players, maybe no press, no hitting for the first year? Oh, somebody needs to find out if a three quarter curve is O.K. with him, maybe his first year will go more to his liking with a one inch curve?

I love how these comments always get sidetracked and people start flaming other posters about perfect grammar, clearly written sentences, structure, flow, etc. These are comments, not a university paper!Focus on the real subject people! Go Sens Go!

what is all this talk about "saving the NHL"?? The NHL is just fine, always has been, always will be. It's great that young players can cause so much anticipation and excitement but so much of this is for ratings. Whether Malkin becomes a superstar or not is irrelavent. People who watch hockey will watch whether he succeeds or fails. This never-ending search for some new hockey holy grail gets rather tiring. It must be tough on these new kids with so much expectations placed on their shoulders (pun intended, Malkin).

Why are we worried about each others spelling? Isn't this meant to be a discussion over Malkin???
I think Malkin will do well, but he has to come through as his own. No one's the next anything, they are there own individual. Malkin will provide a second line offence in which several teams in the NHL don't have...(Vancouver). And for the racisim, to critise one it's to lower yourself. ice hockey is played globaly. talk hockey, not random

I totally agree with Cuchullain from Ottawa.

There's that old expression: "those who live in glass houses, shouldn't!"

If you are going to pick up the pen...or mouse...and give us your comments, be literate. Use correct grammar. Spell check your work. (If you need a help here, type it out in MS Word or a text file first...spell and grammar check it...THEN copy and paste it into this space).

Next, make sure you know what the hell you're talking about. Nothing stops me reading these feedback comments quicker than someone who can't write or spell. 'Or who uses lower case for everything. This is not an Instant Messenger club!

I think this person from Ottawa has the right idea: eat less, read more, practice writing, and in the future, think before you do.

"just another euro..." ?? activate cbc bigot filter..

Above mentioned statement about Euro league and good Canadien boys smell discreet racism all the way. First of all, whatever Malkin turns out to be he had left bigger money in Russia to play for Penguins and when it comes to those boys if they were any good they would be in NHL already. And by the way, ice hockey plays in other parts of the world, as well, would you bealive that?

Is Bambino the only literate person on this page? Here's a hint for all others -- it makes you look like a complete idiot if you're slamming somebody (Russian or otherwise) for "lack of skills," if you can't even complete your own sentence.

My advice? Spend less time on the couch. Go back to school. Eat less.

Malkin is a superstar, we all know that. If he gets hurt by John Leclair, he better put a seat belt on for the season. If he's big and good like they say he is, I want to see that.
Sry but nobody should deserve to be call:"the next Lemieux". Let Malkin play a year and see what he can do and maybe after maybe the news can call him the next great one. Give me a brake..

The NHL should be named the World Hockey League. Just another Euro taking the spot of a good Canadian kid

Malkin will turn out to be fluff, just like every other so-called Russian superstar. Fedorov, Bure, Ovechkin. Sure maybe these guys had one or two good years. But look at the top 25 scorers in the history of the NHL. The top 11 are Canadian. 41 of the top 50 are Canadian. I think it has to do with love of money over love of our game, but I am not sure what the reason is.

Recchi is far from unskilled smartass

This is just another example of why the NHL schedule was created by a team of chimps. Pittsburgh only comes to Vancouver once in three years. I would love to see Crosby and Malkin in action, but it won't happen.

Sort your life out, Bettman.

Pittsburgh is building towards having a truly competitive team in the next two or three years. They have selected well in recent drafts and when LeClair, Recchi and Gonchar' s contracts are done they can compete for some serious veterans with a lot of career still left.There'll be some long nights but this will be a serious cup contender soon.

the phenom will nose dive from all of the hype he reminds me of an other russian phenom alexei yashin.but for the sake of hockey i hope he turns out to be a large piece of pens future.lets cross our fingers.bob lalonde

Malkin is returning from a shoulder injury, but if the press and other so called hockey experts don't stop adding pressure and expectations to the young kid, he'll have a different kind of shoulder injury.

I wish they'd let the kid play before they start criticizing and creating a hoopla. Yes we all knew that Crosby would be good and a star for that matter, but there wasn't this type of buzz for Ovechkin.

I hope he does save the Penguins and they start winning again. It would be nice though if everyone left the young player alone. Sure every NHL'er now knows that you have to expect a microphone shoved in your face for every game, goal, assist, and fart you accomplish, but it has gotten out of hand.

Now with the legal battle going on, it'll never stop. He hasn't played a regular season NHL game yet and already I'm sure he's on a first name basis with half the reporters. Let them play.

P.S. How about that beating Buffalo laid on Philadelphia last night. It was like watching a Novice parents vs. sons game at the year end banquet. The sabres are the real deal and Philly better solve their differences from Hitchcock on down to the goalies/sieves as they are sinking quickly.

Malkin may be a top player, he may not, but to think that two players have enouff skill to save an entire team? the pens big problem is not thier youth or how it works out, thier problem is the veturn guys, that on most teams would be at best third liners, the pens need some trades to better thier veturn core before I would really start to worry about them.

Who designated Burke as a authority, his biggest attribute is he is a loudmouthed bully, who , through various stages of polishing the apple has ended up as a GM. He was up to his A!!! in the Bertuzzi situation in Vancouver, him

If I was to believe everything as reported about the Malkin contract with his Russian team, I would have to believe that the NHL and the Pittsburgh Penguins have not acted in good faith. I believe Malkin should honour his contract with his former team. The NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins and all that condone this unfair deal have left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Ethics are honour are words from the past. It's all about NOW. And ME. And $$.

I can't believe I'm wasting my time submitting my opinion.

In spite of the hype, the reality is Malkin's shoulder is going to be a larger handicapp than most realize. Without corrective surgery, most dislocated shoulders remain weak and vulnerable to re-dislocation. Each re-dislocation loosens the shoulder joint complex more and more each time. Malkin will play conservatively to protect his shoulder. I personally think his career as a superstar is over.

Malkin will save t he pens, n they will be competing with the devs n rangers. i think malkin will need a quality wingers though