Vlasic tweets Olympic logo after NHL says it won't go to South Korea

There's no way this is a coincidence.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic tweeted a timely image Monday afternoon, sharing the logo of the 2018 Olympic Games.

The tweet could be taken as an illustration of Vlasic's desire to play for Canada at the tournament, despite the NHL's announcement Monday that it will not officially participate.

Vlasic was outspoken during the Olympic participation saga, scoffing at the NHL's reported offer to let the players attend in exchange for a three-year extension to the league's collective bargaining agreement.

The veteran blue-liner played for Canada at the Sochi Games in 2014 and recently represented his country at the World Cup of Hockey.