Malkin says extension coming

Good to hear these quotes from Gino:

"I'm thinking maybe five or six years," said Malkin, set to enter the final season of his three-year entry-level deal. "I'm an easy guy to deal with. I'd love to stay in Pittsburgh."

Malkin added that his annual salary did not need to top the $8.7 million teammate and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will average each of the next five seasons.

He's not their #1 priority only because he has another year until restricted free agency and can't resign until after July 1 and they have to sign Fleury before July 1. But it seems like he won't be looking to blow up the pay structure Shero and Sid set last year, which would give them a better chance to keep the team together.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_572532.html