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 ...