Reports: Longtime Penguins F Evgeni Malkin to test free agency

Evgeni Malkin will not re-sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins before free agency begins Wednesday, instead opting to test free agency for the first time in his career, TSN and The Athletic reported Monday.

Malkin, 35, has spent his entire 16-year NHL career in Pittsburgh along with fellow star Sidney Crosby.

The Athletic previously reported that Malkin was unsure that the Penguins still wanted to bring him back due to the