What's wrong with Malkin?

[BallardEra]

He started the season with 11 points in his first 5 games.

Since then he has 4 goals and 10 assists in 27 games with a -13.

Is this a slump or the start of a decline?

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[ViD]

He old and Pens suck

 

[ozzie]

Unusual hot start, age and return to reasonable levels? I'd also say the team has been playing like crap since that hot start. He's just under a point per game at 38 years of age, more in-line with the last season. Not sure what your expecting from him after a hot start and being a year older.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Classic case of the olds

 

[kugelbahn]

They pulled the proverbial blanket to Crosby's side. Malkin plays with bum linemates now it seems.

 

[SEALBound]

He old and Pens suck

They pulled the proverbial blanket to Crosby's side. Malkin plays with bum linemates now it seems.

Both of these combined.

 

[Hisch13r]

He’s 38 on a bad team

 

[CaptainShark]

Someone did not grasp the concept of sample size and made this jinx-thread.

 

[End of Line]

He’s 38 and stuck with bad linemates. Outside of Tomasino it’s been ugly.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

He’s 38 and stuck with bad linemates. Outside of Tomasino it’s been ugly.

Good that Tomasino has worked out tho. How is Jesse playing these days?

 

[End of Line]

Good that Tomasino has worked out tho. How is Jesse playing these days?

Scratched sadly

 

[Pancakes]

He started the season with 11 points in his first 5 games.

Since then he has 4 goals and 10 assists in 27 games with a -13.

Is this a slump or the start of a decline?

He's old and up until the Pens picked up Tomasino he didn't have much to play with since Sully is giving Sid Rakell and Rust.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

High mileage and he's getting old

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

One letter could have changed it all...

 

[RoyIsALegend]

38 years old.

Bad team.

Bad linemates.

Nothing left to win or prove.

 

[Turin]

He’s almost 40

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Like with Kane and Crosby and tons of others...he is in his late 30s