{"playerId":716,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":1.5,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":9.4,"playerRater7DAY":10.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Malkin has agreed to an eight-year, $76 million contract extension with the Penguins.","spin":"Malkin has one year remaining on his current contract before the new agreement kicks in. The new deal features an annual cap hit of $9.5 million. The center scored nine goals and 33 points in 24 regular-season games. A lingering shoulder injury limited his effectiveness, but he should be healthy by the start of training camp.","date":"Thu Jun 13"},"fullName":"Evgeni Malkin","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Malkin enters his seventh NHL season coming off his best campaign. At 26 years old, the powerful Russian center is just coming into his prime years. Malkin led all fantasy hockey forwards for value last season by a wide margin. He scored 50 goals for the first time in his career and was the focal point of the Pittsburgh Penguins' offense while Sidney Crosby worked his way back. But Malkin didn't slow down when Crosby returned -- he actually elevated his points-per-game production with Crosby in the lineup for the final month of the season. Malkin showed an elevated number of shots on goal last season that we can't be sure will be repeated if Crosby plays a full season, but Malkin adjusts his game to suit. In 2008-09 (the last time Malkin and Crosby were healthy for a season), he scored only 35 goals, but he added 78 assists to make up for it, and he was still only 50 shots behind the new career high he set last season. ","seasonId":2013,"date":"Tue Sep 11"},"playerRater30DAY":5.9,"playerRater15DAY":3.7,"positionRank":17}