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ESPN.com · Mar 16, 2018

Weekly Reader: Evgeni Malkin is NHL's most underappreciated superstar

I entered the Pittsburgh Penguins' locker room after practice with a theory to test: Center Evgeni Malkin, who, as of Friday, sits two points (89) and two goals (40) away from the league lead in both categories, is the most underappreciated dominant player in the NHL today, and potentially of all time.

What say you, Carl Hagelin?

"In this locker room he's appreciated," the winger said, "but I don't know if you ask around the league if he is."

After years of patient development, the Jets look like one of the NHL's top teams in 2017-18. Here's the blueprint on how they got here, and what comes next.

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