Joe Thornton, David Backes Engage In Tug-Of-Beards During NHL Playoff Game
Joe Thornton and David Backes have devised a novel way of avoiding fisticuffs.
The two players tugged each others’ beards Sunday during Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between Thornton’s San Jose Sharks and Backes’ St. Louis Blues. The NHL’s Twitter account captured the moment the forwards comically diffused a potentially violent situation.
A little levity isn’t the worst addition to the white-hot intensity of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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