Despite being the respected captain of the Boston Bruins, Patrice Bergeron isn't spared from good-natured ribbings from his teammates.
And David Krejci sure didn't mind recently poking fun at Bergeron.
With NESN's "Behind The B" capturing Bergeron getting ready for a photoshoot in his uniform for the Winter Classic, which is set for Monday at Fenway Park against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Krejci cracked a joke about his longtime teammate being as old as the throwback jersey looked.
"That's his first jersey from his first game," Krejci said.
Bergeron, 37, has been around the NHL for quite some time as he's currently in his 19th season, but the bear logo on the front of the Winter Classic jersey did indeed come before the longtime centerman's time in the league. That secondary logo was used as a shoulder patch on Boston's jerseys from the mid-1970s through the early '90s.
It wasn't just Krejci though that had some humorous comments for Bergeron as he got ready to model the uniform.
Bergeron struggled in the locker room to get the jersey on since it was a little bit too tight, which opened up an invitation for Trent Frederic to amusingly chime in.
"Yeah, it is," Frederic agreed. "You're gonna look jacked though."
Frederic added: "You may need to go up a size."
The Bruins all season have talked about the tight-knit chemistry the team possesses that has aided them to the NHL's best record at 28-4-3, and joking around with Bergeron is just another example of that.
Here's to hoping Bergeron got the size he needed as he plays in his fourth Winter Classic with the Bruins since 2010.
