CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Evgeni Malkin has not decided if he will retire after this season, his 20th with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The 39-year-old forward will enter the final season of a four-year, $24.4 million contract ($6.1 million average annual value) signed July 12, 2022.

"It depends on how the season goes," Malkin said Friday. "If we play great, I play great, I feel confident with my game, why not one more? Again, preseason is huge for the team and for me, myself. I'm still hungry. I'm glad to be here this year."

Malkin has won the Stanley Cup three times (2009, 2016, 2017). He’d like to again.

The Penguins have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs the past three seasons. If this one brings more of the same, and he plays well, Malkin didn't rule out waiving the no-movement clause in his

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