Ryan Malone is not a happy camper right now. It's ironic that his performance in the Stanley Cup Finals, easily one of his gutsiest showings in my memory, is the performance that sealed his leaving his hometown of Pittsburgh. Just before the playoffs, Malone and the Penguins were rumored to be apart only by a No-Trade clause the Malone wouldn't sign a contract without. This rumor claimed the contract offered was around 3-3.5 million over 4-5 years, if I remember correctly.
Now, however, Ryan Malone is in a position the make around $5 million on the open market, maybe even more, something that the Penguins can't afford to pay him if they hope to retain Hossa (among others) and resign Staal and Malkin (to avoid offer sheets from other teams). Not to mention $5 million is a lot more than a 30-goal, 50-point scorer is worth). So they are forced to let him go to the market. Although Malone was willing to take a hometown discount, it's still unlikely the Penguins could afford it.
The latest stories I've heard report that #12 is angry with the lack of effort that Penguins' Management has put towards resigning him. He was rumored to be on the verge of being traded for draft picks (conditional on if he signed with the team), but he has squashed these with his apparent intentions to test the waters of free agency. Malone supposedly wanted only to play in the West, so that he wouldn't have to play the Penguins as much (a classy move from a fan's perspective), but now claims he will play for the highest bidder (Incidentally, heartbreaking for this fan).

But I guess these are the problems of maintaining a championship team. I have liked Malone for a long time, and I've watched him emerge as a team leader in recent years.  While losing him will be a noticeable loss for both the organization and a number of fans, his actions (apparently as a reaction against team management) are making it a little easier to see one of my more favorite players leave.

I just hope he doesn't end up playing for Philly.