There are few players more qualified to offer an opinion on Evgeni Malkin than former Penguin and Predators forward James Neal, Malkin’s good friend and regular wingman during the bulk of Neal’s time in Pittsburgh.
So, then, it comes with very little surprise that Neal joined several Penguins players in expressed his disagreement with the fact that Malkin was omitted from the NHL 100 list over the weekend.
“Yeah, he sure is,” Neal responded when asked following Tuesday’s morning skate at PPG Paints Arena whether Malkin was one of the 100 greatest players in NHL history.