It’s NHL Media Tour day in NYC and there will certainly be tons of fun photos floating around by this afternoon (all over Twitter already!).  They might as well give up now because I don’t see how they can top this:

Uhhhhh...

DAMMIT GENO! What are you doing?  Evgeni Malki (ak.a. Alternate Captain Awkward Turtle) has let someone cut a a racing stripe in his hair.  Will he be taking off his shirt in a taxi cab in his quest to become Patrick Kane?  Whatever product he’s hawking never stood a chance against his ‘do. [photo from @pghpenguins]   And he looks SO uncomfortable, like someone’s making him swear the oath he won’t tattle on his friends when they go in Prince John’s yard:

Spiders, snakes and a lizard's head...

Earlier this summer, Geno wore this to celebrate Coach Bylsma’s visit to Russia.  Yes it is a t-shirt with a picture of a scarf on it. And he thinks he looks PIMP in it.  The extra shirt he’s carrying probably has a picture of an umbrella, because Mama Malkin didn’t raise no fool.

As someone who’s been known to use the hashtag #ibelieveingeno, I fully support Malkin despite waning point production and the fact that he seems to be the magician’s assistant – Crosby puts him in the box and he disappears when you really need him.  BUT, I have hope for this season.  Let’s just get him some more Pens gear, a buzz cut and a fresh start.