NHL Rumors: Five Teams That Should Sign Evgeni Malkin

2. The New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils are another up-and-coming team that probably wanted to be more competitive this season. They have their stars in Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier, but they can always use more experience.

The Devils have the cap room to add Malkin for a few seasons, and making a deal with the Devils might be worth his wild, considering how good of a roster they could potentially have in a few seasons when their core group gets older.

Malkin on this team would give the Devils three great centers that can be shifted up and down the lineup and play wing some nights to give this team a fresh look when things get tough. Hughes, Hischier and Malkin would make one of the deepest lineups around, and the two young centers could learn a thing or two from Malkin.

This Devils team does not have a lot of experience on their roster. They only have three players on their roster over 30, and two of those players are not even signed for next season.

In order to win in the NHL, you need everything youth and experience and the Devils would get their experience from a three-time cup champ like Malkin.

This is a similar discussion to the Anaheim Ducks, just not as far away from Pittsburgh. Malkin has played his entire career in the Eastern Conference and he might not want to change that up, considering how much lighter the traveling can be for the eastern teams compared to the west.