While Penguins coach Mike Sullivan offered little clarity on his goaltending situation as the team departed for Tampa, Fla., this morning, center Evgeni Malkin did provide a concrete prediction on the bigger picture.
“I believe in my team, I believe in myself,” Malkin said. “We’re coming back to Pittsburgh for sure.”
To be clear, Malkin means the Penguins will be coming back for a Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final Thursday night. Not to clean out their lockers, as would be the case if they lose Game 6 to the Lightning Tuesday night.
“We have a great team,” Malkin said.