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Post by lm on Jul 13, 2013 9:43:18 GMT -5
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Post by lm on Aug 1, 2013 14:56:27 GMT -5
@pgshelly Evgeni Malkin malkin71_ named a face of the Samsung Galaxy sponsorship initiative for Sochi Games. #Penguins |
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Post by lm on Aug 2, 2013 13:29:50 GMT -5
 that's a pretty good international endorsement - must be worth a lot! |
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Post by lm on Aug 2, 2013 13:31:00 GMT -5
Hockey: Malkin Doubts Kovalchuk's KHL Signing Signals Trend Article |
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Post by may on Aug 2, 2013 22:03:21 GMT -5
gino makes $400 000/yr in endorsement. from what i've been able to find samsung is the only thing he endorses
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Post by lm on Aug 2, 2013 22:19:23 GMT -5
this samsung olympic one has to be worth more than that right. its an olympic related endorsement i would imagine he's raking it in. funny though they didnt say how much.
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Post by lm on Aug 13, 2013 12:57:14 GMT -5
Evgeni Malkin’s dad sparks tampering controversy with Dallas Stars By Greg Wyshynski | Puck Daddy Article Link |
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Post by lm on Aug 13, 2013 13:32:39 GMT -5
What do you think about this? I think he'll backpedal and say it was the translation but i think its pretty clear that someone from Dallas made it known that they wanted him and either gave him a number or said they would top whatever the Pens offer was. Super shady! Or am i naive to think this doesn't happen all the time?
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Post by cat on Aug 13, 2013 15:43:29 GMT -5
I don't think it happens often, but then there probably aren't enough players worth the risk of negotiations tampering. But since Dallas is one of Bettman's prized sunbelt teams of course they're going to allow a lost in translation back-pedal and Dallas won't suffer much if at all. I'm impressed Puck Daddy at least pointed out as many discrepancies as possible that would shoot down any passing of the blame, it's not often I think much of PD but they helped paint the NHL offices into a corner on this one. If it comes out as lost in translation it will just burn my backside, I know Malkin's dad can't be expected to speak English but he was speaking in Russian to a Russian publication. Unless PD got the translation wrong then Malkin's Dad knew exactly what he was saying.
I'm going to say, and I know this will probably be wildly unpopular, but I don't like the way Malkin's parents show-boat around the arena at games. I know everyone criticizes Sid's parents, especially Troy, for not showing enough enthusiasm but I think the way Malkin's parents are always running around and high-fiving people whenever Malkin does something on the ice comes off as attention seeking.
Another thing, why was Malkin's Dad even giving an interview about his son's contract anyway?
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Post by janinee on Aug 13, 2013 17:09:33 GMT -5
Agreed with cat. Don't really know why they're interviewing his dad about son's contract in the first place. Second, he might not even know all the details hence put it like there was tampering. Nobody really knows into how much detail he's speaking to his parents or his dad might even say it like he did and don't realize how it may be understood in the end. Not sure about this but I guess or maybe hope nobody from Dallas management is that stupid to even try tampering. Or it may be pretty common thing that's kept silent and his dad just wasn't smart enough to keep his mouth shut. Don't really know - too many possibilities.
And I agree about Geno's parents' cheering too to some extent. I think sometimes they're a bit over the top. On the other hand, being as cold as Troy is the second extreme for me. I'd say showing some emotion is natural, it's your children after all, of course you're proud and happy they're doing great, but keep it moderated a bit.
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Post by cat on Aug 13, 2013 17:24:37 GMT -5
If there was tampering and Malkin used it as a negotiation tool to force a better contract with the Penguins, what will happen to his contract? Will it be voided?
I'm going to have trouble buying that Malkin's dad didn't understand what he was saying. I think he was bragging about how much his son is worth, how in demand Malkin is as a player, he just didn't realize what went on was against the rules so he didn't think to keep his mouth shut.
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Post by sakky on Aug 14, 2013 2:10:07 GMT -5
I think Malkin's dad knew what he was saying, yes. Where the disconnect happened I think is in the translation. The article (or the quotes) were translated by the Russian reporter who interviewed Mr. Malkin to English. Not that I'm disparaging Russian-based reporters, but let's face it, even NHL Russian players who have been living 9 months of every year for several years in the US still has a hard time translating their thoughts from Russian to English (case in point Geno), never mind a Russian reporter who probably has never set foot in the US or another English-speaking country.
Also, who's to say those were the exact statement or words of Mr. Malkin? Translators usually say or write something that is grammatically correct, and more often than not, embellish translated answers. Have you heard pageant translators? Contestants who can't speak English and get a crappy translator always end up on the losing end, while those with excellent translators who can present the contestant's answer the best way in English wins.
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Post by cat on Aug 14, 2013 4:57:53 GMT -5
Please don't take this as an attack but it wasn't the Russian Reporters for SovSport, the ones who wrote up the interview Malkin's Dad, that are responsible for the translation of their article. It was Demitry Chesnokov one of the regular writers for Puck Daddy, he is a native Russian who often translates news articles from Russian media to quote in articles for Puck Daddy. He has also interviewed Russian hockey players (in Russian) so I would trust his ability to correctly understand the tone and content of the SovSport article. He has also written many articles for Puck Daddy that are highly articulate, proving that his understanding of English is proficient and his ability to accurately communicate what he wants to say in English is just fine.
Puck Daddy were the first to make these allegations about Malkin's contract negotiations, in English anyway, if they have presented it wrong they will be the ones culpable for false allegations against the NHL, Dallas Stars, and the Malkins.
It's worth noting that Greg Wyshynski, editor and founder of the Puck Daddy blog, is the one who put his name on the story. He is also an experienced reporter and editor for printed media so he's aware of the severity of his words, he had to be sure enough of the accuracy of the content to take responsibility for it. If PD was inventing trouble out of nothing he would have given it to one of the other writers so that if it blew up in his face he could pass the blame and fire that writer to save his own neck. He doesn't have that option with his name on the story.
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Post by sakky on Aug 14, 2013 10:36:36 GMT -5
Please don't take this as an attack but it wasn't the Russian Reporters for SovSport, the ones who wrote up the interview Malkin's Dad, that are responsible for the translation of their article. It was Demitry Chesnokov one of the regular writers for Puck Daddy, he is a native Russian who often translates news articles from Russian media to quote in articles for Puck Daddy. He has also interviewed Russian hockey players (in Russian) so I would trust his ability to correctly understand the tone and content of the SovSport article. He has also written many articles for Puck Daddy that are highly articulate, proving that his understanding of English is proficient and his ability to accurately communicate what he wants to say in English is just fine. Puck Daddy were the first to make these allegations about Malkin's contract negotiations, in English anyway, if they have presented it wrong they will be the ones culpable for false allegations against the NHL, Dallas Stars, and the Malkins. It's worth noting that Greg Wyshynski, editor and founder of the Puck Daddy blog, is the one who put his name on the story. He is also an experienced reporter and editor for printed media so he's aware of the severity of his words, he had to be sure enough of the accuracy of the content to take responsibility for it. If PD was inventing trouble out of nothing he would have given it to one of the other writers so that if it blew up in his face he could pass the blame and fire that writer to save his own neck. He doesn't have that option with his name on the story. Well, PG did print the idiotic DMV story and it's being spread around. So who's to say someone somewhere, including puck daddy isn't blowing up this Malkin to Dallas thing, eh? |
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Post by lm on Sept 29, 2013 9:59:18 GMT -5
Malkin says he let down Penguins in playoffs last season About Rob RossiRob Rossi 412-380-5635 NHL/Penguins Reporter Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Evgeni Malkin spent his summer haunted at home in Russia. “Last year (was) very important for us, but we (did) not win again,” Malkin said after one of the Penguins' final training-camp practices. “I think a lot. My head is always thinking about a loss. I think about my game. “It (was) a little bit tough all summer.” Understandably, his thoughts turned to numbers: 76: The number of millions of dollars (before taxes) guaranteed to come his way on the eight-year extension he signed in July. 4: The number of Junes that have passed without him touching the Stanley Cup. 0: The number of points he had produced in a four-game playoff loss to Boston with a return to the Cup Final on the line. “It's my job to score,” Malkin said. “We lost. I (did) not score. “It's tough.” It's a bruise that has not healed. GOOD, NOT GREAT His eighth NHL season begins Thursday night at Consol Energy Center. The New Jersey Devils are visiting, as they were when Malkin debuted on Oct. 18, 2006. That night, a 20-year-old who barely knew how to pronounce his full name in English won over Western Pennsylvania with a reach and a poke that pushed a puck behind Devils legend Martin Brodeur. He is 27 now, and a lot different. Once shy, Malkin is now a pitchman for Head & Shoulders shampoos. Previously preferring a bachelor lifestyle, Malkin is now building a suburban home with space for his parents and a family of his own. Past complications with his Russian hometown and brother were mostly resolved last fall when Malkin spent the NHL lockout playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk and spending time with Denis. No longer in any countrymen's shadow, Malkin is expected to contribute scoring and leadership for Team Russia at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi. He is a presumptive Hall-of-Famer while still in his prime, with an NHL resume that includes: • 560 points • 217 goals • 2 scoring titles • 1 regular-season MVP • 1 postseason MVP But… “One Cup,” Malkin said. “I think it's a good career for me. Just good. It's not great. (The) great thing for me is to win Cup (No.) 2.” With a chance to do that last spring, with an opportunity to cement not only his legacy, but also help cement the legacies of Penguins teammate Sidney Crosby, coach Dan Bylsma and general manager Ray Shero, Malkin could not produce a single point against Boston. “Maybe I tried to score a little too hard; I don't know,” Malkin said. “It's tough.” NEED FOR FOCUS Clearly, Malkin remains the same in one significant — and possibly problematic — way. Shero lauded him for “caring so much” about the Penguins' fortunes as a team. Bylsma offered that he internalizes ineffective shifts, let alone unproductive periods, “really hard, too hard” when the Penguins lose. This approach, which Malkin conceded is not “good for me,” stems from his inability — before the Penguins' Cup win in 2009 — to win a championship at any level, even though he often was the best hockey player at that particular level. This approach proved troublesome as the Eastern Conference final shifted from Pittsburgh to Boston with the Penguins down, 0-2, and facing a must-win Game 3 at TD Garden. What looked like Malkin's strongest performance of the series — linemate James Neal called him “the best player on the ice for either team” — ended with him overanalyzing missed opportunities to score or set up a winning goal over multiple overtime periods. Malkin blankly stared upon recalling those missed chances. “I need (to) focus my head better,” he said. “(Physically), I (can) feel good, but I need (to) focus my head to (the) positives of my game. “Maybe that (will) helps me (the) next time.” JOB TO DO Speaking English better than ever, Malkin talks like a young man with a keen sense of the present and future. He will soon become a historic figure in Russian hockey as either a key contributor to a gold-medal winning Olympic squad or as part of the host country's squad that failed on the biggest international stage. He is part of inarguably the NHL's most dominant 1-2 offensive tandem, but until he and Crosby lead the Penguins to the Cup again they will rank behind franchise icons Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr, and current Chicago stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane as a Dyamic Duo that dominated when it mattered only once. He can score 50 goals to go with recording 110 points and win a third scoring title and a second MVP, yet nothing he does this NHL season will matter unless he does it in the Cup Final in June. Malkin has thought about all of this, and he thought about it all summer — along with another number. “Five years (would be) too long,” Malkin said of the Penguins' possible Cup drought were they not to win this season. “Last year if we score more we win. I did not score. This year I just (need to) do my job.” Rob Rossi is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at rrossi@tribweb.com or via Twitter @robrossi_Trib. Read more: triblive.com/sports/penguins/4779228-74/malkin-penguins-cup#ixzz2gIHSexRU Follow us: @triblive on Twitter | triblive on Facebook |
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Post by lm on Oct 10, 2013 0:19:09 GMT -5
Have you ever grown a mustache?
Geno: I don’t want to grow a mustache. It doesn’t really grow. It would look hideous after a month.
[Context: Geno is bad at face-offs]
Imagine you are playing against Canada at the Olympics and you are up in a face-off against Crosby. Would he strike your arm as well?
Geno: There won’t be any friends. Whoever is faster will play harder. No sentiments! I hope it won’t come to a fracture. The hockey gear will protect me. Otherwise just imagine what the Penguins will say if they find out that Crosby broke Malkin?
What is your fantasy draft? Name six star players.
Geno: Do I have to name a goalie, defensemen, forwards, a coach and a goalie coach? That’s easy! The goalie would be Martin Brodeur from New Jersey.
Right now Evgeni Nabokov is thinking that you’re very very wrong…
Geno: I still choose Brodeur. Lidstrom and Gonchar would be defensemen. Ovechkin would be left wing, Crosby center, Datsyuk right wing.
And where would be Malkin? Coaching goalies?
Geno: No, being the biggest fan. I would make popcorn and watch the team of my dreams.
You used to be really shy in interviews, but nowadays they are getting vivid and interesting. What changed?
Geno: Maybe I grew up. I started to read more books. Now I’ve started reading Akunin, his new books about Fandorin. I used to be more narrow-minded. I didn’t really finish school and was frequently skipping classes. My education wasn’t the best, I used to speak confusingly and incoherently.
Many people would say, “What do you expect from him? He’s an athlete. They can’t speak normally.” I think this is offensive. I’ve met many hockey players. They are modest, well-educated guys.
Are you still learning English?
Geno: Let’s skip this question!
Why?
I give interviews in English now, but I use short and simple phrases. I can’t claim to speak the language well enough. I’ve never had a teacher. Penguins locker room was my tutor. I also watch a lot of sports on TV.
Are there any funny incidents which happened because you didn’t speak English well enough? Kovalchuk told us that at the beginning he used to order the same thing every time because he didn’t know other words.
Geno: One time someone asked me to comment on a game in English. I decided it was time. So I said, “We shoot puck, we shoot everybody”. I thought it meant, “All of us took a shot at the puck, everybody tried to score.” I didn’t understand until later on why everybody started laughing at me.
I’ve never been in an awkward situation in a restaurant. Sergei Gonchar always translates for me.
Would you call Sidney a friend?
Geno: Why not? I would. We have a good relationship. We go to restaurants together and spend a lot of time together on road trips. Crosby is teaching me new words.
Swear words?
Geno: No, normal English words. I see something written somewhere and Sidney explains through gestures what it means. Crosby is a simple and sociable guy. He doesn’t think he’s a hot shot. Although Sidney is one of the faces of the NHL.
Can he just say to you, “Come over to my place, Geno, let’s play NHL 09?”
Geno: Crosby hasn’t invited me over yet because he lives at Mario Lemieux’s house. It would be awkward. Usually Sidney invites me to a restaurant.
… Sidney Crosby appeared at the locker room. He has already put on his grey suit, adjusted his blue tie, smoothed his hair with hair gel and gladly agreed to take a photograph with his friend Geno.
“He is much taller than me. Is that okay?” was the only thing Crosby asked.
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Post by Scottish on Oct 10, 2013 5:22:56 GMT -5
I love that interview! Thanks!
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Post by lm on Nov 25, 2013 13:12:16 GMT -5
Way to go Geno!  |
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Post by molly on Jul 24, 2014 7:56:47 GMT -5
I have never read Rob Rossi before but I read his column this morning about the new coach going to Russia to meet with Geno. The column is terrible writing - somebody in a night school creative writing course at the local high school could do better than that. And the guy clearly doesn't know or understand his subject. If this guy is Geno's "official" biographer, I'm wondering if either he doesn't understand what Rossi is meant to be doing, or if he's just playing Rossi because he's such a douche. It's obvious to most people who pay attention that Geno understands much more than he lets on - that's part of the game he plays with people. Geno is often having a laugh at someone else's expense but Rossi doesn't seem to get it. Or he does but he's trying to pretend he's in on the joke. At any rate, I think whenever Rossi's book is finally published, it's going to be one of those that ends up in the sale bin pretty quick. Or it will be an e-book that will crash my computer if I try to download it.
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Post by molly on Jul 24, 2014 11:16:54 GMT -5
I keep thinking, if the Penguins are going to live or die on Malkin, the team is in more trouble than anybody knows. He is, after all, an employee of the company. He does have the option of not playing in Pittsburgh, which Canadian and American players don't have. He can play in Russia and probably make a ton of money. I think he likes capitalism and he'll play in North America because it suits him. The team has an investment in him and they would like him to step up for them. I think he'll do that as long as it is something he wants to do. When he gets bored he'll do something else.
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Post by lm on Feb 8, 2015 15:55:11 GMT -5
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