Evgeni Malkin recently pledged his future to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a massive eight-year contract extension that should pair him with superstar teammate Sidney Crosby for the rest of his prime.
But according to his father, Vladimir, the Penguins weren't the only team interested in signing him this offseason. He explained in a recent interview with Russian website SovSport (via Dmitry Chesnokov of Yahoo! Sports):
This has the potential to become a tampering case, because Malkin is under contract with Pittsburgh. Signed players are not permitted to negotiate contracts with other teams prior to reaching free agency.
One thing we know for sure is that the NHL doesn't hold back when it punishes teams that are found guilty of tampering. If the Stars are found guilty, which seems to have a slim-to-none chance of happening right now, the penalties could be severe.
One of the most high-profile tampering cases in NHL history involved the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues and star defenseman Scott Stevens. St. Louis was forced to pay a heavy price for tampering with Stevens 19 years ago.
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