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 has yet to reply with a spasiba or nyet.

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