Malkin replies to Bryzgalov's faith in Caps with invite to Conference Finals

Evgeni Malkin must have had this tweet saved in his drafts.

While the Pittsburgh Penguins were in the midst of losing Game 6 of their second-round series against the Washington Capitals, former NHL goalie and noted character Ilya Bryzgalov took to Twitter to draw a premature conclusion.

Once the dust had settled on a Game 7 win for the Penguins, Malkin extended his countryman the courtesy of an invite to the Eastern Conference Final.

Bryzgalov is in, but ...