“First of all, there is motivation from last season, there was a lot of criticism against me. Both I and the club played unsuccessfully. I wanted to play much better this year. Preparing for the season a little differently, riding more, taking new skates and a new club. I’ve gotten physically fit; in the summer a trainer from America came to see me. Plus, the Pittsburgh head coach gave me more playing time, thanks to this I gained confidence in my abilities, ”Sport-Express quotes Malkin.
This season, the Russian played 48 matches in the NHL regular season, gaining 63 points (21 + 42).
It was previously reported that the NHL club offered CSKA defender Nesterov a contract for $ 6 million.