PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Evgeni Malkin #71 (L) and Sergei Gonchar #55 (R) of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate Malkkin's first period...

DETROIT - JUNE 12: (L-R) Sidney Crosby #87, Petr Sykora and Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate with the Stanley Cup following the Penguins victory over the...

PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 23: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins talks with teammate Evgeni Malkin #71 during a timeout against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Mellon Arena December 23, 2008 in...

Atlanta Thrashers right wing Colby Armstrong keeps the puck away from Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin during the third period of their NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at Philips...

Atlanta Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg, center, reacts after giving up a goal to Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin during the second period of their NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at Philips...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) of Russia collides with Anaheim Ducks' James Wisniewski in the second period of an NHL...

DETROIT - JUNE 12: (L-R) Sideny Crosby #87, Petr Sykora #17 and Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins hold the Stanley Cup following the Penguins victory over the Detroit...

Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin and Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin

DETROIT - MAY 30: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates up ice against the Detroit Red Wings during Game One...

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 04: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins hanldes the puck during Game Four of the 2009 NHL Stanley...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, of Russia, celebrates with the crowd as he ride along with goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to...

DETROIT - JUNE 12: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins hold up the Conn Smythe MVP Trophy after a 2-1...

...12, 2009; Detroit, MI, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Maxime Talbot (right) celebrates his goal with teammates Evgeni Malkin (71) and Ruslan Fedotenko (left) in the second period of game seven of the 2009 Stanley...

NHL All Star Game MONTREAL - JANUARY 25: Evgeni Malkin #71 and Alexei Kovalev #27 of the Eastern Conference All-Stars look to celebrate after a...

...Wings - Game Two DETROIT - MAY 31: Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings scuffles with Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the end of Game Two of the 2009 Stanley Cup...